In case you missed it, Friday was International Women’s Day, when the world supposedly comes together in support of women’s rights. In Ireland, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar had launched an attempt to “celebrate” the occasion by scheduling a vote on two amendments to his country’s constitution that would ostensibly further the cause of equality for women by changing “very old-fashioned language” about a woman’s role in the home and family life with more “modern interpretations.” Varadkar apparently failed to read the room correctly, however. The proposed amendments failed at the ballot box by a wide margin, not even attracting the support of a majority of Irish women. (NY Post)
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has conceded defeat in the vote over two constitutional amendments that would have broadened the definition of family and removed language about a woman’s role at home. Vote…
