With a referendum on Article 41.2, Alexandra Tierney says the Government and public can continue to address gender inequality and the issues associated with it head on.

THE matter of redress for women and children who were incarcerated in — and used as forced labour for the profit of — Magdalene homes must be kept in the public eye. The state must not be permitted to shirk its responsibility for ensuring that the individual cases of the survivors are fully investigated.

THERE is incontrovertible evidence that work and career opportunities strongly influence the way women deal with crisis pregnancies, research reveals.

WOMEN faced with unplanned pregnancies worry most about their ability to continue in work and may opt for abortion on the strength of those fears.