Women who choose to be stay-at-home mums deserve to have their voices heard

'For a lot of people, care can be just as, if not more, fulfilling than a high-powered, well-paid job'

Ellen Coyne

“Care is not a women’s issue,” Linda Kelly, national secretary with trade union Forsa said. “Care is an every body issue.”

By now, you’ve likely seen one of the TV adverts from an impressive and extensive campaign run by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), which is advocating for better recognition and more equal distribution of care responsibilities. Kelly is one of a number of brilliant, diverse, articulate and insightful women who feature in the campaign, discussing their experience of providing and receiving care.