Sarah Harte: Should there be signs in men's bathrooms asking: 'Are you a sexual predator?'

We must educate boys and men on how to interact healthily with girls and women and must spotlight harmful attitudes

Justice Minister Helen McEntee spoke this month about doubling the number of domestic violence refuges across this country. This is vital work because we need them. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocallireland

We live on a small island which is why the fact four women were killed in the North over six weeks should concern us. Mary Ward was found dead at her home on October 1 with neck wounds and a man has appeared in court charged with her murder.

North and south of the border, domestic abuse, violence and sexual violence against women are at an all-time high. Justice Minister Helen McEntee spoke this month about doubling the number of domestic violence refuges across this country. This is vital work because we need them. It is high time we had a national conversation about why we need them and what we can do to prevent the deep societal misogyny from which it springs.