Rose Marie Maughan: In 2021, we’re still raising our children to face hate

As International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination approaches on March 21, Mincéirí (Traveller) mothers continue to fight an unequal battle for their children’s futures, writes activist Rose Marie Maughan

Rose Marie Maughan is a human rights activist and Accommodation Policy Officer with the Irish Traveller Movement.

Becoming a mother is a precious gift that changes every woman’s life. No longer is your life only about you but now you have babies, small little humans you are responsible for. 

All parents know too well the weight of that responsibility at times — the feeling that you are failing, not good enough when in truth we are all trying to be the best version of ourselves in order to parent.