What happens when you report abuse… and suddenly you become the problem? When the spotlight swings away from the perpetrator and lands right on you — questioning your tone, your behaviour, your clothes, your motives? That’s not an accident. It’s a tactic. And it has a name. DARVO: Deny. Attack.…
Why This Series, Why Now At The FEMCAST, we believe in amplifying voices that challenge abuse, expose manipulation, and carve out safer futures. Today, we are proud to launch our brand-new series: The Gaslit Brain with Dr. Jen Fraser. If you’ve followed us before, you’ll remember Jen’s powerful insights in our last series, based…
How public shaming turned into a warning about toxic leadership There’s a difference between an awkward viral moment and a moment that reveals something deeper. For Astronomer’s CEO Andy Byron, getting caught on live giant‑screen embracing his Chief People Officer at a Coldplay concert wasn’t just a personal scandal, according to countless former employees,…
The Light They Couldn’t Bury: Catherine Corless, Alison O’Reilly & the Tuam Babies There are few names in modern Irish history that carry the weight and moral clarity of Catherine Corless. A local historian from County Galway, she is not a politician, nor a celebrity, nor a career activist. And yet, her tenacious pursuit of…
Raped by the Police Officer I Asked for Help In this gripping and courageous episode of The FEMCAST, we meet Cathy Oddie, a woman who endured some of the worst domestic violence imaginable. Her ex-partner broke her bones, burned her, choked her unconscious countless times… and when she finally found the strength to escape,…
Where Is the Outrage? Another Cover-Up in the Grace Case Here we go again. Another inquiry. Another report. Another cover-up. €13 million of taxpayers’ money spent – not to deliver justice, not to uncover the full truth, but to sanitise it. To water it down. To quietly exclude “extensive submissions” from Grace’s…
Virginia Giuffre Stood Against the Powerful – Who Stood for Her? Virginia Giuffre stood up against some of the most powerful, influential, and heavily protected individuals in the world, and she did so while carrying unimaginable private burdens. She showed a level of bravery most of us can only aspire to. She fought for accountability…
The Woman Who Refused to Stay Silent – Vicky’s Fight for Truth This week, we remember Vicky Phelan — a woman whose courage and determination exposed the greatest medical scandal of our time. On 25th April 2018, Vicky’s refusal to be silenced by a Non-Disclosure Agreement revealed systemic failures within our health system that endangered…
Once again, the State has shown us what it protects – not children, not whistleblowers, not truth. It protects itself. Instead of doing its job, the State tried to crush a whistleblower—a man who raised the alarm to protect a vulnerable woman, Grace, failed so completely by our care system that the word “failure”…
A Watershed Moment? The removal of a successful CEO, who had overseen significant growth at Primark, signals that the cost-benefit analysis of tolerating misconduct may finally be shifting. Companies are increasingly recognising that the long-term damage to organisational culture, reputation, and legal liability far outweighs any short-term disruption from leadership changes. For the…