Two years ago the Irish people were asked to remove mothers and a
woman's life in the home from the Constitution. They said no,
decisively.
Now the same instinct is back in a taxpayer-funded campaign. The
Government's new Strategy for Women and Girls describes those who promote
a home-centred family life as promoting "restrictive, stereotypical
roles for women and girls."
There is nothing wrong with choosing to raise your children at home. It
is one of the finest things a person can do. Many women have told me they
feel looked down on by this Government for that very choice.
A mother's choice is not a "harmful stereotype." I've tabled
parliamentary questions asking who decides, and whether raising your own
children at home now falls within the scope of this campaign.