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She said the protest is in response to the misogyny present in society.
“Women can’t wait any longer,” she said.
“Through the pandemic, in the last year or so, the threat of violence against women has skyrocketed 60% globally.
“We can’t wait anymore because if we do wait, then who is going to be there to come to our marches.”
Research published in the British Medical Journal last year found that a 60% increase in emergency calls from women subjected to violence by their intimate partner was reported across Europe’s World Health Organization member states.
Protest
Tomorrow’s protest is scheduled to go ahead in Dublin with further demonstrations due in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford on Thursday.
Father chronicles a family’s journey around the globe
From left, CJ, Katrina and Sophie Wheelan take a selfie at Machu Picchu in November 2016. Charles Wheelan has written We Came We Saw We Left: A Family Gap Year about their trip around the world. (Courtesy Charles Wheelan)
From left, Katrina, CJ, Sophie, Leah and Charlie Wheelan in Bhutan in March 2017. Charles Wheelan has written We Came We Saw We Left: A Family Gap Year about their trip around the world. (Courtesy Charles Wheelan)
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HANOVER At first glance, Charles Wheelan’s new book,
We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year might seem completely detached from our pandemic moment.