Women in the victory over fascism

Women highlights

World history / Women in the victory over fascism

Without the brave and tireless efforts of women across the USSR and Europe, vanquishing the enemy would have been impossible.

21 May 2020 , Granma
British politics / Onwards and upwards: In memory of Deborah Lavin

One of a kind: her influence on party life, and the guidance she gave to young cadres in particular, will be fondly remembered and sorely missed.

3 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
Society / The double victimisation of capitalism’s female victims

Locked up for being poor, their children uprooted and set adrift ... while privatised prison services rake in the cash.

23 Nov 2019 , Lalkar

Divide and rule / Teach children to kick against gender stereotypes, not gender itself

The party of the working class must above all be the purveyor of truth.

26 Jun 2019 ,
Divide and rule / Asda continues to flout equal pay rulings

Automation and unequal pay are just two of the tools being used by retail giants to divide workers, reduce costs and win the cut-throat war of competition.

14 Mar 2019 , Proletarian
Working-class history / Constance Markievicz – class traitor, Irish republican and working-class hero

London rally salutes the memory of Britain’s first woman MP.

20 Feb 2019 , Proletarian
Disputes / Support the Glasgow women’s strike for equal pay

But beware the Labour wolf in sheep's clothing!

23 Oct 2018 ,
USSR / How do socialists approach the veil?

Boris Johnson's comments do nothing to elighten anyone or further a debate, but those of his opponents are not much more sensible.

19 Aug 2018 ,
British politics / Birmingham Worker candidates fighting for women and children

Communist candidates highlight the role of the Labour party in implementing austerity on behalf of the ruling class.

29 Apr 2018 , Birmingham Worker
Germany / On the New Year’s Eve events in Germany

Racism will not be ended by political correctness, but by a united working-class movement for socialism.

1 Feb 2016 , Proletarian
China / Pat Adler: 1926-2015 – staunch communist and friend of China

In celebrating the life of this resolute revolutionary, we aim to follow the example of one who gave her life to the cause of socialism.

1 Feb 2016 , Proletarian
Working-class history / Book review: Striking a Light, the Bryant and May Matchwomen

Louise Raw reveals the connection of these militant young East End strikers to new unionism, socialism and Irish republicanism.

1 Apr 2011 , Proletarian

Women video

Working-class history / Deborah Lavin: Early feminism, bourgeois and proletarian

What did the early Marxists think about birth control and women's rights? How did their views differ from those of the liberal feminists?

4 Apr 2020,
Divide and rule / Working women’s liberation or bourgeois feminism?

The bra-burners and man-haters of the 1960s and 70s made our movement ridiculous, alienating the vast majority of working-class women.

17 Apr 2019, Proletarian TV
Divide and rule / Michael Parenti on the absurdity of IdPol oppression hierarchies

Who wins when workers are diverted into arguing over who is the most oppressed? Who benefits from the navel-gazing obsession with identity politics?

16 Mar 2019, Proletarian TV
Divide and rule / The women’s movement in Britain

Why is the women’s movement in this country so totally unappealing to working-class women? Why do Marxists oppose ‘feminism’?

16 Mar 2019, Proletarian TV
Divide and rule / Women’s liberation needs socialism
USSR / October 100: Women’s liberation

1
The reactionary nightmare of ‘gender fluidity’

We do not advocate and we cannot allow the bourgeoisie to impose this divisive ideology upon us.
2
Why gay rights is not a class issue
3
Book: Grover Furr’s Mystery of the Katyn Massacre
4
Workers in eastern Europe and former Soviet states prefer socialism
5
Marxism in the 21st century: is it still relevant?
6
EU legislates to erase the USSR’s role in defeating fascism
7
The economic crisis and coronavirus
8
Coronavirus: The truth about ‘overpopulation’ and ‘herd immunity’
9
Identity politics are anti-Marxian and a harmful diversion from the class struggle
10
Film review: Joker

Women highlights

World history / Women in the victory over fascism

Without the brave and tireless efforts of women across the USSR and Europe, vanquishing the enemy would have been impossible.

British politics / Onwards and upwards: In memory of Deborah Lavin

One of a kind: her influence on party life, and the guidance she gave to young cadres in particular, will be fondly remembered and sorely missed.

Society / The double victimisation of capitalism’s female victims

Locked up for being poor, their children uprooted and set adrift ... while privatised prison services rake in the cash.

Divide and rule / Teach children to kick against gender stereotypes, not gender itself

The party of the working class must above all be the purveyor of truth.

Divide and rule / Asda continues to flout equal pay rulings

Automation and unequal pay are just two of the tools being used by retail giants to divide workers, reduce costs and win the cut-throat war of competition.

Working-class history / Constance Markievicz – class traitor, Irish republican and working-class hero

London rally salutes the memory of Britain’s first woman MP.

Disputes / Support the Glasgow women’s strike for equal pay

But beware the Labour wolf in sheep's clothing!

USSR / How do socialists approach the veil?

Boris Johnson's comments do nothing to elighten anyone or further a debate, but those of his opponents are not much more sensible.

British politics / Birmingham Worker candidates fighting for women and children

Communist candidates highlight the role of the Labour party in implementing austerity on behalf of the ruling class.

Germany / On the New Year’s Eve events in Germany

Racism will not be ended by political correctness, but by a united working-class movement for socialism.

China / Pat Adler: 1926-2015 – staunch communist and friend of China

In celebrating the life of this resolute revolutionary, we aim to follow the example of one who gave her life to the cause of socialism.

Working-class history / Book review: Striking a Light, the Bryant and May Matchwomen

Louise Raw reveals the connection of these militant young East End strikers to new unionism, socialism and Irish republicanism.

Women topics

Women video

Working-class history / Deborah Lavin: Early feminism, bourgeois and proletarian

What did the early Marxists think about birth control and women's rights? How did their views differ from those of the liberal feminists?

Divide and rule / Working women’s liberation or bourgeois feminism?

The bra-burners and man-haters of the 1960s and 70s made our movement ridiculous, alienating the vast majority of working-class women.

Divide and rule / Michael Parenti on the absurdity of IdPol oppression hierarchies

Who wins when workers are diverted into arguing over who is the most oppressed? Who benefits from the navel-gazing obsession with identity politics?

Divide and rule / The women’s movement in Britain

Why is the women’s movement in this country so totally unappealing to working-class women? Why do Marxists oppose ‘feminism’?

Divide and rule / Women’s liberation needs socialism

USSR / October 100: Women’s liberation

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The reactionary nightmare of ‘gender fluidity’

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Workers in eastern Europe and former Soviet states prefer socialism

Marxism in the 21st century: is it still relevant?

EU legislates to erase the USSR’s role in defeating fascism

The economic crisis and coronavirus

Coronavirus: The truth about ‘overpopulation’ and ‘herd immunity’

Identity politics are anti-Marxian and a harmful diversion from the class struggle

Film review: Joker