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Women’s struggle is class struggle
SONYA ANDERMAHR looks at women’s role in the labour movement past and present
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FROM campaigning for better working conditions and an eight-hour day to demanding equal pay, women have played a vitally important role in Britain’s labour movement — rallying, organising and inspiring millions of us to fight for employment justice.
On International Women’s Day 2022, it is worth highlighting some of the achievements and continuing challenges of women’s long struggle for workplace equality.
Women’s involvement in the labour movement dates back to the early days of the industrial revolution when new jobs were created for women in the mills and factories.
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