The group allegedly damaged the statue of Zelda D'Aprano outside the Victorian Trades Hall about 11am on March 6, just days before International Women's Day.
Police allege the activist group vandalised the statue with red spray paint while using umbrellas to block CCTV cameras to avoid being identified.
Jemima Demanuele, 34, faced Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Friday afternoon, charged with a range of offences including criminal damage, marking graffiti on a residence without consent and recklessly damaging part of a registered place without a permit.
The court was told the accused was currently on bail for another matter relating to protesting in Melbourne's CBD.
Victoria Police officer Tiffany Lamesta pushed for an application for bail to be revoked, saying the accused posed an "unacceptable risk" of offending while on bail.
"The accused has been given bail for the last incident but is showing no respect for court orders," Ms Lamesta said.
"Police believe the accused will continue to offend if she's granted bail."
The court was told Demanuele was on paid leave from her role at St Vincent's Hospital while a Fair Work investigation occurred.
Magistrate Michelle Hodgson granted the 34-year-old bail under strict conditions, which included staying at least one block from Victorian Trades Hall.
"There is no issue with protest, but it must be lawful, it must not endanger the safety and welfare of other persons and it must not cause property damage," she told Demanuele.
Six other women, one of them aged 71, have been charged with similar offences including criminal damage, behaving in a riotous manner in a public place and refusing to leave a scheduled public place after a warning.
Police allege the group became aggressive towards Trades Hall staff members after being approached.
The statue of Zelda D'Aprano was unveiled in 2023 to honour the activist who famously chained herself to a government building in 1969 to protest a ruling on equal pay for women.
D'Aprano, who was born in Melbourne in 1928 to Jewish migrant parents, was later named on the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in recognition of her work.
Demanuele will return to court on Tuesday, while the others were bailed to appear on October 1.
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