Recent research has revealed that working-class women are being hit hardest by the pandemic, with callous bosses refusing to furlough working parents. Capitalism offers only insecurity and attacks. We need a socialist alternative.

The pandemic and the economic catastrophe it has triggered are threatening to roll back decades of gains in terms of women’s liberation. Capitalism in crisis can offer only counter-reforms. To end oppression, we need socialism.

Quarantine is a living nightmare for those facing domestic abuse. Yet again, it is the most vulnerable in society who are suffering the hardest during this crisis. Capitalism cannot provide safety for ordinary people.