We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Building an awareness of the link between women’s oppression and class exploitation
MARY DAVIS previews a Communist Party conference in January that will address some of the most pressing challenges facing women today
International women's strike in Montevideo (Uruguay), on 8 March 2018
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THE Communist Party of Britain has organised a New Year feminist conference celebrating Sisterhood, Socialism & Struggle in the UK and across the world. This free weekend event on January 16-17 2021, will provide a virtual opportunity for women and men on the left to discuss and debate the importance of women’s liberation for the whole human race.
The conference will focus on a Marxist analysis of women’s oppression and super exploitation. It will also highlight the Communist Party’s policy on women & gender. The first session of the conference will explore these themes with speakers from the London Communist Party & YCL including Mary Davis, Jen Izaakson and Jess Duggan. Drawing on this analysis, the conference will go on to discuss the three themes of our Charter for Women.
The Charter for Women, which originated in the Communist Party, was launched in the labour movement in 2004 and has since been adopted by 27 trade unions (including 18 national unions) and trades councils. It has been re-launched in 2020 under the aegis of the National Assembly of Women.
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