March 8th is the International Working Women’s Day, more commonly called simply International Women’s Day. But this month also sees the 150th anniversary of the
Category: Women
by Abigail Pollock Child benefit used to be a bedrock of the welfare state, a benefit for those who could not work by virtue of
Review by Mark Langabeer A recent BBC3 programme highlighted what is unfortunately a pervasive culture of sexual violence among many young people. The documentary dealt
As it has been on other days, today’s Labour conference saw the collision of two political strategies: Labour’s right-wing, forever cautious, timid and with an
By Richard Mellor in California, retired AFSCME union member We stand for the right of women to choose not to have their baby if this is their
By Marjorie Cohn (from the website, Truthout) Donald Trump’s installation of three radical right-wing “justices” on the Supreme Court is paying off for the forces
By John Pickard Asmaa Al-Ghoul’s description of Gaza does not deal with the most up-to-date events, but, nonetheless, her book, A Rebel in Gaza, gives
The ongoing campaign for adequate health care and rights for women in the Republic of Ireland is ongoing and part of this campaign is the
By a conference delegate The following is the text of an emergency motion, as amended, passed by 97% of the vote by conference today: Conference
By Karen Lockney, Carlisle Labour member We can start with the recent brutal murder in London, of a woman in an apparently random attack, her
