This article follows on from our piece about Wicklow Library’s appalling decision to platform trans activist Sara Phillips, a trans identifying male, at an event for International Women’s Day 2022 despite numerous complaints from local women. Women were angry that Phillips was platformed, not only because Phillips has a very long track record of consistently...

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, Wicklow Library hosted an event with Sara Phillips, Chair of TENI, to speak about “topics that affect transgender women in terms of inclusion”. Sara Phillips was born male and fathered three children before starting to transition in the mid 2000s.

A rally entitled “No woman left behind” was held by the National Women’s Council on Saturday 5th March 2022 as part of International Women’s Day.

In this insightful piece, a Countess Staff Volunteer from Russia, who wishes to remain anonymous due to the sensitive subject matter, gives us her perspective on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.She traces the friendly relationship between the two countries since the collapse of the USSR 30 years ago, and explains that many Russians believe...

Our bodies have been used against us since Eve plucked the apple from the tree. Our lives are constrained by our biological functions from periods to pregnancy to menopause. These are things that only happen to females.

We represent two grassroots organisations, The Countess Didn’t Fight For This and Radicailín...