Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality
Recommendations of Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Mary McDermott:
By the same token there are issues around race, sexuality, ability and accessibility. There are also issues around class, which are really interesting, and which fall in ways one might not think they would. For example, wealthy women will often not go near a refuge because of class stigma. There are a range of issues we have to deal with, along with racial, ethnic and religious issues. This is the moment to do it.