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Marie-Jeanne DA COL RICHERT UdS CONGRES SOFEIR
NANTES 12-13 MARS 2010 IRELAND LANDSCAPES
Subject Changes in rural and urban
landscapes and Irish womens changing status and
role since the 1970s
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Changes in rural and urban landscapes and Irish
womens changing status and role since the 1970s
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Changes in rural and urban landscapes and Irish
womens changing status and role since the 1970s
Secularisation process the traditional division
of roles called into question Issue of womens
empowerment in urban and rural Ireland First
part Urban visibility Elimination of
discrimination against women in the 1970s
establishment of equality of rights. Removal of
marriage bar in 1973 1974 Anti-discrimination
(Pay) Act 1977 Employment Equality Act 1981
Maternity (Protection of Employees ) Act 2000
Equal Status Act and 2004 Equality Act 62 women
engaged in domestic duties in 1971, 41 in
1997 42 women in paid jobs in 1996, 52.5 in
2007 2003 study legalisation of contraception
linked with birth of Celtic Tiger Dramatic
increase of womens presence in developing
services sector in urban centres, in greater
Dublin area in particular Visibility of a new
female group the Irish Yuppies
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Changes in rural and urban landscapes and Irish
womens changing status and role since the 1970s
Second part Treading water in rural
areas Limited access to public services and
facilities in rural areas (health care, child
care for ex.) Invisibility of helper women,
higher number of married, widowed and older
women Persistence of womens traditional
role (yet ICA membership decreasing since the
1970s) Disappearance of BBs, of local shop and
post office Women under-represented at decision
making level, on Health Boards, VECs
etc. Low-paid part time jobs available
mostly Female poverty increasing as well as
number of women at-risk-of-poverty Vulnerable
female categories left behind Picture of rural
Ireland almost unchanged
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Changes in rural and urban landscapes and Irish
womens changing status and role since the 1970s
Third part Mobility, the sinews of the post
feminist womens struggle Migration of young
educated qualified women from rural to urban
Ireland Depopulation of inner cities, development
of suburban areas City dwellers commuters New
public transport infrastructures in urban
areas Lack of public transport, of access to
Information and Communications Technology in
rural areas A case in point Caherciveen in
South Kerry The South Kerry Womens
Association Mothers and daughters widening
generation gap In Conclusion Growing contrast
between urban and rural areas resulting from
development of liberal economy From a womans
perspective two worlds apart Need for research
institutions interested in rural women Specific
consequences of current crisis for Irish women to
be studied
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Changes in rural and urban landscapes and Irish
womens changing status and role since the 1970s