Ep 129 #CopOnComrades : Men & Feminism

The episode was intended as a general discussion about men and feminism in the wake of the visit by feminist Canadian President Justin Trudeau. With Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also declaring himself a feminist, three men were invited in to discuss the feminist credentials of both leaders and the challenges of the feminist debate for men. The guests were Patrick Freyne, an Irish Times features journalist who identifies as feminist, Mark Paul is an Irish Times business journalist who believes men can often feel alienated from the debate and writer Frankie Gaffney, who wrote an article in this newspaper recently about identity politics which caused controversy and spawned the hashtag #coponcomrades. In the end the episode was dominated by that controversy, about class, feminism and privilege with both host Kathy Sheridan and Freyne taking issue with much of Gaffney's article. If you've any thoughts on what in the end was a heated debate contact us on @itwomenspodcast or [email protected]