Letters reveal the stark reality for Ireland's farming women

'Land never came to the people of Ireland, it came back to the men of Ireland'
Letters reveal the stark reality for Ireland's farming women

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan, who chairs the Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group, came up the idea to ask women to anonymously share their experiences.

A social media campaign has allowed the voices of Ireland’s forgotten female farmers to be heard, without the fear of stigma or reprisal.

Within just 24 hours of its launch, more than 100 women had shared their experiences of sexism in the agricultural industry.

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