TW *This episode features gender based violence

This episode is launching the series on International Women’s Day and my guest is Sarah Benson, CEO of Women's Aid. Sarah featured heavily in discussion on gender based violence following the murder of Ashling Murphy and we get into that in the piece but we delve back into her upbringing, her job choices which were mainly motivated by a sense of fairness. We talk about her work at Ruhama with women affected by prostitution, other forms of commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking, managing the national helpline for domestic abuse, on the board of the Women's Council and now as CEO of Women's Aid.

Sarah is a champion of women, we discuss the patriarchal systems that don't serve men or non binary and other minorities either, and how real change will be multi layered from prevention and policy but also through society – the conversations we have, the communities we build, what we call out and stand for.

Women's Aid can be contacted on 1800 341 900

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