The Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland has said it is 'not a surprise' that a proposed referendum to replace the constitutional reference to women's duties in the home has been postponed.
The Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland has said it is"not a surprise" that a proposed referendum to replace the constitutional reference to women's duties in the home has been postponed.
In August, the Government had said it would not proceed with the Gender Equality Referendum this November until there was agreement on a"settled wording". Ms O’Connor said if the referendum is early next year, which the council would hope for,"then the wording needs to come out within the next few weeks because it's very important that the public has time to consider the changes and that we've time for that national conversation in terms of what's involved".
— The Week in Politics September 24, 2023 She said there are"significant pieces of this referendum".
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