The 70's and 80's in Ireland

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As a girl born in 1961, from the getgo I felt very naturally that females were equal human beings, without anybody suggesting it to me. I was brought to Dublin Airport Control Tower regularly as my parents were friends with Chief air traffic controller Tom Donovan, and developed a huge interest in aviation, which I have to thus day. As a little girl I adored all things mechanical, and LEGO was my favourite toy out of which I built interesting little houses. My mother always had to tell people to give me boys toys when they suggested giving me a birthday or Christmas present. As a teenager I also loved boys and putting on make-up. When looming a future career prospect I was absolutely outraged about the male/female pay differential. Mother used to try and explain it by saying men most often had to pay for raising a family. This didn’t cut the mustard, I said some men do not raise a family and remain single, and some women likewise don’t marry and equally need to buy a place for themselves to live. She said indeed that’s very true, your aunt didn’t marry and she was refused a mortgage as a single woman, even though the mortgage would have been less than the rent she is paying.” And of course it wasn’t so long since women had to cease working once they got married, but as a little kid I thought this was cool enough as I loved having my mother at home. Though she did run her own small business from her house and was always very busy.