Across the world, women’s freedoms are under attack. On the one hand, abortion rights are being eroded. On the other, those wanting children increasingly cannot afford to do so. Only under socialism will we truly be in control of our own lives.

Responding to reports of sexist practices and pay inequality in big business, liberal commentators have called for more women to be promoted to the top. But to end misogyny and discrimination, we need socialist revolution, not ‘girlboss feminism’.

A new release from Wellred Books looks at the gains made by-and-for women thanks to the Bolshevik Revolution. Natasha Sorrell provides a valuable summary of this process, discussing how communists can fight for the emancipation of women today.