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Persistent inequality for women shows we still have a long way to go, but Wales TUC leader SHAVANAH TAJ is confident we can build a fairer country when we work together
MISH RAHMAN introduces the platform of a new organisation within Your Party, which will campaign for the highest level of democracy, accountability and participation, having learned from the mistakes of Labour in the 2015-19 era
The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?
ANDREW MURRAY wonders what the great communist foe of Oswald Mosley would make of today’s far-right surge, warning that while the triumph of Farage and ‘Robinson’ is far from inevitable, placing any faith in Starmer in an anti-fascist front is a fool’s errand
LOTTE COLLETT welcomes the arrival of a new party for the left, a vehicle for councils to finally fight for progressive policies on housing, green spaces and public facilities, rather than administering cuts and misery from central government
KEVAN NELSON reports back from a delegation to the epic celebrations for the anniversary of Vietnam’s 1945 revolution, where British communists found a thriving, prosperous socialist country, brimming with ambition and well-earned national pride
IT’S International Women’s Day — and while it’s always a moment to celebrate the incredible work of women in our movement, our workplaces, and our communities, it’s also a chance to get real about how much further we’ve got to go.
Because here in Wales, and across the UK, too many women are still getting short-changed. Literally. Pay inequality? Still rife. Women in Wales are still earning less than men in comparable jobs, and the gap only gets wider for black, Asian and ethnic minority women, disabled women and older women. It’s 2025, and we’re still waiting for action to close the gender pay gap once and for all.
TUC analysis shows a gender pay gap of 13.1 per cent, meaning the average woman works nearly seven weeks for free every year compared to the average man. And the figures are even worse if you’re an older woman, disabled, a carer, or from a black, Asian or ethnic minority background.
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