Choosing to challenge for International Women's Day

To celebrate today's The Irish Examiner's virtual International Women's Day 2021 event, Esther N McCarthy finds out what the theme of #choosetochallenge means to these Irish Examiner writers - and to our very special guest speaker, Vicky Phelan

Vicky Phelan will be joining the virtual audience at the Irish Examiner IWD 2021 event on March 8 from Maryland, USA, where she is receiving pioneering treatment. She continues to speak out on behalf of women with cervical cancer. Photo: Cathal Noonan

Vicky Phelan is a campaigner and activist. In April 2018, she stood outside the Four Courts and addressed the Irish public about the Cervical Check system, exposing the medical and political scandal of our times. She is currently undergoing pioneering treatment for her cancer in Maryland, USA. She is mum to Amelia and Darragh.

"We only get one life. One thing that Covid has taught us is the importance of life and how fragile it really is. An invisible airborne virus has stopped the world in its tracks and has forced many of us to ask ourselves some questions about what is really important.