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3 March 2021
Working-class women have suffered enormously during the pandemic. We've been disproportionately hit by job losses, pay cuts, and the additional burden of home schooling and childcare.
3 March 2021
A history of International Women's Day
8 March this year marks the 110th anniversary of International Women's Day (IWD). Over the years there's been a sustained attempt to remove the socialist origin of the day
17 February 2021
Tory consultation on home-use abortion pills
One in three women will have an abortion before the age of 45. The abortion pill is a safe and uncomplicated medical procedure carried out in the first ten weeks of pregnancy.
10 February 2021
Expecting a baby should be an exciting time for parents. However, for many the past year of the Covid pandemic has dampened what should have been a joyous occasion.
6 January 2021
Engels on the origins of women's oppression
In the final article in our series to commemorate 200 years since the birth of Friedrich Engels, Christine Thomas looks at the relevance of his important work 'The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State' for the struggle today to end women's inequality and oppression.
15 July 2020
Sexist dismissal of women's health: NHS needs democratic control
Agonising pain, periods that last for a month, birth defects in every one of their children. These are just some of the serious health issues found by the Cumberlege Inquiry which were dismissed by doctors
8 July 2020
Homerton hospital workers deserve equal pay and conditions
Management at Homerton Hospital in Hackney, east London, has outraged staff by insisting that outsourcing and inferior pay and conditions for ancillary workers will go on
10 June 2020
Another woman's life lost to domestic violence in Doncaster.
14 April 2020
Lockdown increases domestic violence calls - Tory money a drop in the ocean
Home secretary Priti Patel, has announced a 'you are not alone' campaign to support domestic violence victims who are more at risk than ever under lockdown, writes Amy Cousens, Women's Lives Matter.
25 March 2020
Coronavirus and domestic violence: a double threat to women's lives
As we entered 2020 the number of women murdered every week by a partner or ex-partner in the UK rose to three. On top of this, three women a week kill themselves to escape abuse
11 March 2020
Socialist Party joins International Women's Day protests
The Socialist Party joined protests organised for International Women's Day in London. We took part in Million Women Rise and the London Women's Strike, writes Isai Priya, London Socialist Party.
11 March 2020
Women's rights, trans rights and the labour movement
The Socialist was contacted by Women's Place UK (WPUK) requesting a right of reply to the article by Sarah-Sachs Eldridge 'Labour Party and trans rights: United working-class fight needed for rights and resources for all', which was published in issue 1074.
11 March 2020
Domestic Violence bill: We still need to fight to save our services
The new domestic violence bill, first introduced by Theresa May, has supposedly been improved under Johnson's leadership, writes Amy Cousens, Bradford Socialist Party.
11 March 2020
Childcare - costly, inadequate and hard work
Childcare costs have risen 5% according to charity Coram. Its family and childcare survey found the weekly price for a part-time nursery place for a child under two is over £130 - £6,800 a year, writes Juliette Fogelman, East London Socialist Party.
4 March 2020
A legacy of women workers and the class struggle
International Women's Day, with its history of being rooted in struggle, has, in recent years, been diminished. Big business increasingly uses it as a cynical opportunity to give the illusion of being progressive and inclusive. Sinead Daly looks at the real history of International Working Women's Day and the socialist ideas it inspires today.
4 March 2020
International Women's Day: Fighting sexism and austerity
International Women's Day feature, including young women, Women's Lives Matter, trade unions, and a programme to fight oppression
26 February 2020
A jury in New York City found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and sexual assault on 24 February. More trials are ahead for the multimillionaire film producer.
26 February 2020
Number of women killed by current or ex-partner rises
Labour councils 'balance' their budgets with cuts - they are "balancing with women's lives"
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Bus workers under attack and fighting back
Manchester indefinite bus strike against 'fire and rehire'
HMRC: Pay deal agreed but at what cost?
Sparks force bosses back but fight continues to stamp out deskilling
Reinstate victimised bus driver Declan Clune
IT workers walkout against 'fire and rehire'
Why we need socialists in London city hall
Stop domestic abuse service closures in Brighton
Swansea BLM protest against racist police brutality
Union fight to save musicians' livelihoods
Labour surrenders to Tories in Devon
Determined to smash the fighting fund target to fuel election challenge in May
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