Ireland's constitution says a woman's place is in the home. Voters are being asked to change that

Source: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
Author: Associated Press, Jill Lawless

DUBLIN (AP) -- According to Ireland's constitution, a woman's place is in the home.

Irish voters will decide Friday -- International Women's Day -- whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist. The twin referendums are on deleting a reference to women's domestic duties and broadening the definition of the family.

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