Inspiring women and new beginnings
On returning from a volunteering trip to Nepal in 2003 I told my friends I was leaving London and heading back to my hometown Dublin. I had been offered a place on a masters degree course in International Relations at Dublin City University, which I hoped would lead to a new career working on social justice and gender equality issues. Although, this was the beginning of an exciting phase in my life, I had mixed feelings. As a woman in my thirties I wondered if I should be s
Why I became a women's rights advocate
Kathmandu changed me. Not only did it show me that it was time to leave my life in London and return home to Dublin, but it had a profound effect on what I do, by telling me that I needed to pursue my passion for social justice, equality and human rights. For sure my volunteering trip to Nepal in 2003 came at a time when I was seeking something new, something different, but the magic of the Himalayas, the kindness of its people, and the bustle of Kathmandu city, jolted me int
