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.
Women’s Struggle
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
Brazil: Women show the way – the streets, the struggle and no going back!
We are entering a new age of struggle for women’s liberation! You only have to open a newspaper, log on to social networks, turn on the TV or go out on to the streets to […]
Women's Struggle
Sweden : #Metoo shakes the system
In Sweden, #MeToo has found a widespread echo and has been widely organised sector-by-sector. Actors led the way last year with their petition using the hashtag #tystnadtagning – Swedish for “Lights, cameras, action!” which can […]
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
Spain: Over 200 attend Libres y Combativas meeting in Madrid
The first state-wide meeting of Libres y Combativas – the socialist feminist platform launched by the Sindicato de Estudiantes and Izquierda Revoucionaria (CWI in Spanish state) was a great success.
Women's Struggle
International Women’s Day Ireland 2018: Repeal and Abortion Rights – a defining struggle
International Women’s Day 2018 will be dominated by the issue of abortion on the island of Ireland, with particular focus on the South where years of agitation and mobilisation has succeeded in winning the right […]
Women's Struggle
International Women’s Day 2018 – Spain: Strike against sexist violence on 8 March!
Thousands of students have already voted in favour of the 8 March strike in general assemblies. In the last weeks, the Sindicato de Estudiantes (Students’ Union) has organised assemblies in dozens of schools and universities throughout […]
Women's Struggle
International Women’s Day 2018 – United States: Build a new mass movement
Socialist Alternative in the US has published special material for International Women’s Day 2018 in the March edition of its newspaper. This includes a detailed analysis of the mass movements of the ‘60s and ‘70s’ […]
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 […]