This is what Irish women are hoping for in a 'feminist future'

The topic is still trending this morning.

LAST NIGHT EVENING, THE number one trending topic in Ireland was #FeministFutures. It’s still tending today.

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The hashtag, which was started by the National Women’s Council of Ireland ahead of their forthcoming AGM, features Irish women sharing their dreams for a “feminist future” and what a truly feminist Ireland might look like.

And it turns out that we have a lot to say.

People want an Ireland where children aren’t pigeonholed into gender roles

When you don't hear kids say 'that's not for girls' or 'girls can't be engineers' #FeministFutures
— /Siobhán/ (mar dhea) 🚴🏞📚 (@Maulvirane) June 9, 2015

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My #FeministFutures would see shops and books and toys stores break away from pink and blue clothes, toys and books for girls and boys.
— Lucy Keaveney (@Luighseach) June 9, 2015

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Newstalk’s Dil Wickremasinghe expressed her desire to see and hear more women on air

We need a media revolution in Ireland! Need more women & diversity on air! Sick of male broadcasters speaking for women! #FeministFutures
— Dil Wickremasinghe (@DilW) June 9, 2015

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Women don’t want to be immediately dismissed if they say they don’t want children

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And they don’t want to be told that they’re part of the “PC brigade” if you make an offensive joke

#FeministFutures where oppressors will actually listen to the words of the oppressed instead of telling them why they shouldn't be offended
— marie (@miaowpurrhiss) June 9, 2015

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This, a thousand times

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A world where no compliments end in “…for a girl”

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And where women aren’t judged for being too feminist or not feminist enough

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A city where you can walk down the street without constantly looking over your shoulder

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A world where women aren't harassed when they walk down the streets, beaten in their homes, murdered by their partners #FeministFutures
— Sarah Clarkin (@SarahClarkin) June 9, 2015

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All these things would be good, too, actually

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Let’s get on it, Ireland.

- Written by Amy O’Connor and originally published by DailyEdge.ie.

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