The origins of women’s oppression | Women’s liberation: The Marxist position
Laurie O’Connel uses the historical materialist method to trace the roots of women’s opression, and explain what we must do to fight it.
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How to fight for women’s liberation | Women’s liberation: The Marxist position
Fiona Lali explains how the struggle for women’s liberation is intrinsically linked with the fight for socialism, and how only Marxism can provide a way forward.
Violence against women: How do we end it?
Across the world, an epidemic of violence against women, femicide, and domestic abuse plagues society. This is yet another symptom of a sick system. Capitalism is the disease. To end sexism and oppression, we must fight for revolution.
Smash sexism! Smash capitalism!
Over the last decade, women workers have borne the brunt of austerity, the pandemic, and the crisis. Struggles from history and today show the way forward in the fight for liberation: through class unity against capitalism and for revolution.
The killing of Sabina Nessa – No safety under capitalism
The horrific murder of Sabina Nessa has once again shone a light on the issue of violence against women – a scourge that is intensifying as the crisis of capitalism deepens. To end oppression, we must fight to overthrow this whole rotten system.
End violence against women! End the capitalist system!
In this recording from a recent meeting held in response to the murder of Sarah Everard, speakers from Socialist Appeal and the IMT discuss how we can fight to end violence against women – and end the capitalism system.
Working class women bear the brunt of COVID
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.
Coronavirus crisis will undo 50 years of progress for women
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.
Domestic violence and the pandemic: Oppression escalates under lockdown
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.
International Working Women’s Day: the struggle for liberation continues
8th March is International Working Women’s Day, founded over 100 years ago to celebrate the struggles of working class women. The fight continues today.
Women’s suffrage and class struggle
One century ago, women in Britain voted for the first time. Natasha Sorrell discusses the movement of the Suffragettes and their fight for the right to vote.
Tory cuts fuel domestic violence and abuse
Tory austerity – in the form of universal credit – is trapping women in abusive relationships.