Women's Fightback 7, February-March 2011
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Elaine Jones begins a four-part history of the role of women workers and socialist activists in the Russian Revolution.
Women's Fightback no.7, February-March 2011
A great awakening
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Big society has a big cost for women
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The “Big Society” is central to the Tories’ election campaign and ConDem coalition government policy.
Women of Hull Against the Cuts
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With a grand total of one woman regularly attending the local trade union organised anti-cuts committee and only a handful active in the student movement in Hull, the need for women to organise collectively here is dramatic!
Stop the cuts that will kill women
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I work as a domestic violence worker for a central London health trust. Before the prospect of any cuts, the refuges and domestic violence services I work with were already under pressure — not able to meet demand for their services, the refuges never having to wait to fill a room. Now it is and will become much worse.
Solidarity with Palestinian women workers
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At the end of November, members and friends of the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty took part in a ten-day delegation to Israel and Palestine. We visited Palestinian activists resisting the Israeli occupation, Israelis supporting them and workers’, women’s, youth and left organisations in both countries.
Give sexism the red card
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The recent sacking of sexist Sky Sports presenter, Andy Gray, is a step forward for feminism. But, it’s not without limitations.
Making our voice heard in the unions
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In January Janine Booth became the first ever woman to be elected to the London Transport seat on the National Council of Executives of the railworkers union, the RMT.
NUS Women's Officer: vote socialist feminist!
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At the Women’s Conference of the National Union of Students (15-17 March), Jade Baker will be standing for National Women’s Officer. She explains why…
For a national network of women fighting the cuts
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In Merseyside, London, Hull and elsewhere Women Against the Cuts groups have been formed in response to the Tory/Liberal cuts.