Women's Struggle
Women’s struggles and victories in the 1960s and 1970s
To round off our series on the struggles of women for a better deal and for socialism, we are drawing attention to two articles on historical struggles by women.
Oppression
Women's Struggle
Resist Tory war on women!
Get. Them. Out. The Tories have got to go. What other response can there be to the Tories’ annihilation of the services needed by women fleeing domestic violence? This equates to murder by political decisions.
Women's Struggle
India: Mass fightback needed against huge level of violence and discrimination against women
India’s leaders have always boasted of the country being characterised by ‘unity in diversity’ and women are supposed to have been worshipped from time immemorial. The dominant Hindutva philosophy is based on the highly controversial […]
Women's Struggle
International Women’s Day 2018: Capitalism oppresses women – fight for socialism!
Over the days leading up to March 8th – International Women’s Day – the CWI web-site will be carrying articles from around the world under #IWD. We begin with the International Women’s Day 2018 statement […]
Women's Struggle
Britain: 100 years since women won the vote
It is 100 years since the first women in the UK won the right to vote in parliamentary elections. It took years of struggle and the largest mobilisation of women in Britain’s history to achieve […]
Women's Struggle
Women: Fighting sexism, violence and capitalism – an international struggle
The international executive of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI, the international organisation that the Socialist Party is part of) took place from 27 November to 2 December in Belgium. A prominent part of […]
Women's Struggle
Women’s rights: 28th September – International Safe Abortion Day
September 28th is International Safe Abortion Day. The date originates from the Campaña 28 Septiembre, a campaign launched in Latin America and the Caribbean in 1990 for the decriminalization of abortion. The Women’s Global Network […]
Women's Struggle
International Women’s Day: March in Malaysia and week of activity in Belgium
Reports from Kuala Lumpur and Brussels
Women's Struggle
International Women’s Day: Widespread action in the former Soviet Union and in Brazil
The women’s movement across the world is experiencing a big growth. In Europe and the Americas, millions have protested to say no to sexism, patriarchy and capitalism.
Women's Struggle
International Women’s Day: Speech by Kshama Sawant
Video of 8 March rally in Seattle. Click on the link below to watch the video of Socialist Alternative Councilmember Kshama Sawant addressing the rally held in Seattle for International Women’s Day.