While thousands of young people have been deeply involved on both sides of the abortion referendum campaign over the last month, large numbers of young men have deliberately stood at one remove. Across different groups of young men, the referendum isn’t a go-to topic. https://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-219-8thref-eve-it-was-a-preemptive-strike-against-womens-liberationThe political parties are aware there is a degree of disengagement on the issue among young men. “Young men especially have gone from not being aware to asking about contraception and sex education. Maybe that is the difference between this and marriage equality.”Woods was Ógra Fianna Fáil’s campaigns director for the marriage equality referendum.

Source: The Irish Times May 24, 2018 18:56 UTC