What International Women’s Day means to us: seven women speak

In Ireland, there are many different experiences of being a woman. Jennifer Stevens asked seven women to tell their stories

Seven Irish women speak on their experiences. Top, L-R: Aoife Martin, Ola Mustapha, Louise Bruton. Centre: Kate McGrew. Bottom L-R: Pamela Connolly, Hazel Chu, Rosemarie Maughan

International Women’s Day 2021 may have to be celebrated virtually this year but with its theme of Choose to Challenge it’s highlighting the many inequalities that the last year has shown still exist for women all around the world.

In Ireland too, though you may not always see it, there are many different experiences of being a woman. Here seven Irish women describe their experiences of being a woman in Ireland today.