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Catherine Day: Importance of care key Citizens Assembly theme

Maternity leave In the course of their work, members were sometimes surprised to learn where Ireland stands in comparison to other countries – for example, Ireland’s ranking for parliamentary representation worsened over the lifetime of the assembly to 100th out of 187 countries. Many of our members were also unaware that publicly elected representatives do not have the right to maternity leave. Catherine Day is chair of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality and a governor of The Irish Times Trust. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill The recommendations adopted by the citizens will require constitutional and legislative change in important areas if adopted. For example, the assembly voted by 80 per cent to replace the infamous “woman in the home clause” which dates back to 1937. They voted to replace it with language that is not gender-specific and would oblige the State to take reasonable measures to support care within the home and wider communi

Citizens Assembly recommendations point way to fairer Ireland – Carroll MacNeill

Citizens’ Assembly recommendations point way to fairer Ireland – Carroll MacNeill 24th April 2021 - Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD The recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality point the way to a fairer, more inclusive Ireland, Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said. Deputy Carroll MacNeill said: “Today’s recommendations from the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality are an unmissable opportunity to build on the progressive changes we have seen in Ireland in recent years. “The recommendations of the assembly, led by Catherine Day, range from constitutional amendments to political changes to improvements in the workplace and increased support for families and households.

Citizens Assembly: A signal of change from Government will be very important

Share this article There needs to be a clear response from Government following recommendations from the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality. That s according to the Chair of the Assembly, Dr Catherine Day, after the 99 members voted for radical changes yesterday. They include replacing the Constitutional clause on women in the home, gender quotas across public and private bodies, a public childcare model and extra supports for carers. The 45 recommendations will be presented to the Oireachtas, with Dr Day stating that a signal of change from the Government is very important. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast with Susan Keogh, she said there are a couple of very strong themes that emerge from the recommendations.

Citizens Assembly votes to delete and replace Constitution s women in home clause

Full list of Citizens Assembly recommendations Similarly, gender quota legislation should require private companies to have at least 40 per cent gender balance on their boards. Public funding to cultural, sports, arts and media organisations should be contingent on a quota of 30 per cent representation of women, and of men, on their governing bodies by 2025 and 40 per cent by 2030. The citizens recommended a move to a publicly funded, accessible and regulated model of childcare over the next decade. Childcare They suggested the State share of GDP spent on childcare should increase from the current 0.37 per cent of GDP to at least 1 per cent by no later than 2030.

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