The UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls (UNSRVAWG) recently issued a call for submissions focusing on violence against mothers - including how systems, institutions, and societal norms can create or reinforce harm. This call recognises that mothers experience unique, sex-based forms of violence that are often overlooked, and seeks evidence to better inform international human rights standards and state obligations.

Just women meeting for a pint, a laugh, and a bit of peace from the madness of the modern “community.” They call themselves Bean an Tí, a secret club of lesbians who’ve had enough of walking on eggshells in spaces that used to be their own.