Women in Ireland

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The paper discusses male dominance in society and how countries began with a male-dominated culture and have slowly, over time, accepted women as equals. The paper discusses Ireland in particular and how the male dominance began with the language used in the constitution and moved through education, the labor force and society at large.

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"At one point Ireland had the highest birthrates in Europe due to the low social and economic lives of the women. With time the social and economic lives of the women improved and now the birthrate has been reduced to about half of what it was nearly four decades ago. Back then women were not allowed to use contraceptives and thus due to high birthrates many faced deaths and other medical conditions. It was until 1979 that contraceptives were forbidden in Ireland and divorce was declared to be unconstitutional. This was due to the close association of the Church to the State."

Sample of Sources Used:

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