Solidarity is not just for men!
The concept of solidarity in the labour movement is still too often seen as a male preserve. It reflects the view in wider society of political authority as commonly male, and the exercising of political power as a male activity. This prevailing view is the norm in the media, in education, in sport and in wider civil society. Political sexism is backed up by, and from the same misogynist root as, heterosexism, from which also stem homophobia and transphobia. Yet the unity of the working class is necessary to challenge the bosses. Our movement has to be inclusive to be strong and therefore must...