E13. Exploring my country Ireland's treatment of women

To celebrate this  month's International Women's Day, I bring you an episode exploring my country Ireland's treatment of women.

In the episode I talk about:

• the female role models I admired growing up in Ireland
• Ireland's shameful past of shunning unmarried women and their children
• Ireland's recent vote to legalise abortion for women
• gender based violence in Ireland and abroad

Here is the vocabulary mentioned:

a microagression = indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group.

a role model = to look up to someone = to admire

to criminalise / decriminalise = to make something a crime

to shun = to persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something)

an outcry = a strong expression of public disapproval or anger.

What’s your take on this? = what’s your opinion, perspective?

Resources:

Article on Microagressions

Irish Times The Women’s Podcast

Mother and baby homes in Ireland

Ireland votes by landslide to legalise abortion

Asking for It - Louise O'Neill

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