Women of Northern Ireland told to pad barefoot back to the kitchen

Published: Sunday, July 17, 2011

'The model of society being held up for women is: "go back to the home, pick up the unpaid caring role that we, the governments, cannot cover and we will focus on incentivising your husband to support you".

(The Northern Ireland Economy: Women on the Edge, Women's Resource and Development Agency 2011)

This is the message being sent by the government to the women of Northern Ireland, according to a new 160-page report on women and the recession - The Northern Ireland Economy: Women on the edge? - a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the financial crisis on women.

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