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, by comrades-speak-up@proton.me
I found out that the Socialist Workers’ Party (SWP) had apologised to me for mishandling my sexual harassment case, not from the SWP, but from a friend who forwarded their public statement the day after it was released.
There is an insulting lack of sincerity in an apology that is made very (…)
, by PIRANI Simon
The women’s groups formed to defend embattled mining communities in the 1984-85 strike marked their 40th anniversary in Durham on Saturday.
The celebration was organised by Women Against Pit Closures, which brought together the local groups that sprung up across the coalfields as the strike (…)
, by KELLAWAY Dave
Dave Kellaway reports on the weekly murders of women by men in Italy (and here) and how we can campaign in Britain around the International Day on November 25 for the elimination of violence against women and girls.
Twice a week in Italy the same terrible event takes place. A woman is killed (…)
, by PASHKOFF Susan
The article by Susan Pashkoff discusses the impact of high childcare costs and lack of access to childcare on women’s ability to work and their financial security, as well as the broader issue of women’s lower wages and dependence on benefits.
On March 6 2023, while watching Sky News, they (…)
, by DANIELS Sandra
It is generally recognised that ‘reproductive rights’ are legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health’ however not only do these rights vary amongst countries around the world, but often certain groups of women are excluded altogether. This is taken from a speech (…)
, by PROUDMAN Charlotte
The overturning of Roe v Wade is horrific, but vulnerable women are being imprisoned for ending pregnancies right now in Britain. It’s time to legalise abortion
Like many people in Britain, you probably watched with horror the US supreme court’s reversal of Roe v Wade, thinking, “Thank (…)
, by MCKAY Susan
After Stormont voted to restrict abortion rights, Westminster is intervening to secure the services women are legally entitled to
Northern Ireland is no country for young women. Out of 87 members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) at Stormont last week, just 12 voted to allow women the right (…)
, by CONWAY Terry
Terry Conway is a social feminist and LGBTIQ activist. She is LGBT officer in Islington North Labour Party, Chair of Hackney and Islington Unite Community and officer of Labour Women Leading and a supporter of Socialist Resistance. This is an edited and expanded version of a contribution she (…)
, by SMITH Karen Ingala
Karen Ingala Smith has been recording the names of and commemorating all UK women killed by men since 2012. She is co-founder of the Femicide Census. Karen is CEO of Nia, a London charity supporting women who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution. (…)
, by NAMAZIE Maryam
I started Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and One Law for All more than a decade ago to publicly mobilise dissent against religious laws. An expression of “not in my name” and a challenge to the Quran, Islam and Islamism as the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of the emancipation of (…)
, by CWJ
Women’s groups warn that rape is being decriminalised and move to issue legal proceedings against the Crown Prosecution Service
The latest figures in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) annual report on prosecuting crimes of violence against women published 12 September shows CPS decisions to (…)
, by McDONALD Henry
Pro-choice organisation opposes medics being forced to report women to the police
A new pro-choice doctors’ organisation has been established in Northern Ireland to defend physician-patient confidentiality over the use of banned abortion pills.
Doctors for Choice Northern Ireland said they (…)
, by End Violence Against Women
Rape prosecution rate has collapsed - only 1 in 25 reported cases getting to court. CrowdJustice fundraising appeal opened to fund challenge.
The End Violence Against Women (EVAW), represented by the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), began legal action against the Crown Prosecution Service (…)
, by JOLLY Jasper
In 2019 the number of retail jobs held by women fell by 3.4% but for men it was down only 0.2%.
The wave of store closures and job losses that is hollowing out the British high street has a disproportionate impact on women.
Higher costs and the shift to online shopping have left many of the (…)
, by SYAL Rajeev
DWP records show 134,044 households had support capped, with single mothers accounting for 114,337
The vast majority of people being penalised by the government’s benefit cap are single mothers, new analysis has found.
According to Department for Work and Pensions data examined by the Labour (…)
, by ALI Shaheen Sardar
Controversy over Sharia councils in Britain has resulted in an ongoing parliamentary enquiry on their role and remit. Some of those giving evidence before MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee suggest Sharia councils should be abolished altogether, while others are calling for reform or for a (…)
, by COCHRANE Kira
In 1970, a handful of students organised a national conference on women’s issues – it proved to be one of the biggest landmarks in women’s history. Kira Cochrane on the event that helped a generation find its voice – and its legacy today
The hour was 5.30am; the date, sometime in the late (…)
, by HENNESSY Kathleen
Kathleen Hennessy looks at the finances of three generations of women.
When Emmeline Pankhurst stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the suffragettes who took up civil disobedience to campaign for the vote, she was probably realistic enough not to expect change overnight. But she would have been (…)
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