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Edel Coffey: 'I was born a feminist. I think we all are really.' Picture: Ray Ryan

Yesterday was International Women’s Day. As the day approached, my editor asked me to think about why I became a feminist. Unusually for me, I found myself stumped. But why?

I realised we were asking the wrong question. I didn’t ‘become’ a feminist. There was no road to Damascus moment when I realised I was a feminist.