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Standing up for women and girls
At last weekend’s Woman’s Place UK event, grassroots feminist activism was flourishing, writes LYNNE WALSH
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THERE was a great irony in being at a women’s “liberation” conference, with many activists working undercover, due to threats, abuse and social media censorship.
Time and again, women spoke up in workshops at last weekend’s Woman’s Place UK event, with the caveat that they could not be identified.
One woman said: “I’m a teacher, a head of department, but I dare not use my real name. I’ve seen what’s happened to others, who have been hounded out of their jobs. I can’t afford that — and I really love my job, I’m good at it, and I don’t want to be sacked for something which has got nothing to do with my professional abilities.”
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