Irish Women’s Lobby Presents
Speak Up For Women's Rights
8th March 2021 (International Women’s Day)
Speak Up for Women’s Rights brought renowned speakers together and discussed issues women routinely face, from Irish and international perspectives.
Irish Panel
Opening Remarks by Dr. Christine Gaffney (Social science researcher, specialist in gender equality, sexuality, and inclusion)
Ruth Breslin (lead researcher, Sexual Exploitation Research Project UCD)
The Most Recent Irish Sex Trade Research – Download slideshow
Stella O’Malley (psychotherapist & writer)
Gender Dysphoria in Young Girls
Annette McKay (Campaigner for Justice for Tuam Mother and Baby Home)
Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes Scandal
Rachel Moran (author, journalist and feminist campaigner)
Misogyny from a Class Perspective
Irish Panel Q & A
International Panel
Moderator: Miriam Kivlehan (Women’s Development Facilitator, Broadcaster and Feminist Activist)
Julie Bindel (author, journalist & co-founder of Justice for Women) – Freedom of Speech for Feminists Who Advocate Against Male Violence
Clara Berglund (Swedish Women’s Lobby Sec. General) – The Convergence of the Far Right & Neoliberal Movements – Download slideshow
Yağmur Uygarkızı, (RadicalGirlsss member, speaker & writer) – Challenges Facing Young Women Today and What They Can Do About Them
Dr. Kathleen Stock OBE (professor of philosophy & author of ‘Material Girls’) – Freedom of Speech in Academia
Dr. Gail Dines (author and anti-porn activist & speaker & founder of Culture Reframed) – Industrial Nature of Pornography
