Irish Referendums on family and 'women's duties' explained

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Ireland will hold a referendum on Friday - International Women's Day - to delete references to a woman's "duties in the home" from its constitution.

After years of pressure, the government agreed to hold two referendums, with the other seeking to expand the constitutional definition of a family from being based on marriage to "durable relationships" instead.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/international-womens-day-ireland-votes-on-scrapping-sexist-language-from-constitution-13088856

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