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.
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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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