Women could not keep their jobs for public service or for banks if they got married, collect children's allowance, nor choose their own official place of domicile, and they were normally not paid the same wages for the same work as men.
"[5] The Irish Women's Liberation Movement held their meetings in Gaj's restaurant on Baggot Street every Monday.
[citation needed] The IWLM was democratically organised, with members voting on various projects and protests as a group each month.
[10] Because some of the IWLM members had "spent years putting pressure on various governing bodies, the exchange turned into a good fight.
[14] The Contraceptive Train was considered a "daring act" by the Irish Independent because the women involved risked stigma from their conservative community.
[12] Nuala Fennell was involved, but resigned in 1971 due to differences over the Prohibition of Forcible Entry Bill.
[16] This piece of legislation was an area of contention among other groups in Ireland at the time as well because of one of the clauses which could lead to fewer civil rights for journalists.