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Quotas harm the cause
27 Feb 2014
The left should not succumb to neoliberalisms phoney version of equality, argues Yassamine Mather
Ireland Magdalene laundries: No to the theocratic state
14 Feb 2013
The release of the McAleese report has further opened debate on anti-female abuse by church and state in Ireland, reports Anne McShane
Women and capitalism: Double burden of oppression
14 Feb 2013
Is womens inequality endemic to capitalism? Yassamine Mather spoke to socialist feminist Bridget Fowler
Gay marriage: Cameron: from hero to renegade
07 Feb 2013
For Eddie Ford, the gay marriage vote showed that the Tories are still the nasty party
Anthropology: Reclaiming the dragon
24 Jan 2013
What was primitive communism? Socialist Workers Party member Lionel Sims explores the meaning of the Eden myth and its significance for womens oppression
Sexism: Macho culture and the lessons we can learn from the Middle East
17 Jan 2013
How should sexism be combated? Yassamine Mather compares the situation in Britain with the practice of two guerrilla organisations
SWP and women: Countless zigs and zags over women’s oppression
17 Jan 2013
The central committee claims that the SWP has a consistent record of fighting for womens liberation. Former national committee member Dave Isaacson sheds light on the not so excellent truth
Gay marriage: Compromising with bigots
20 Dec 2012
The marriage equality law is now a shambles - because David Camerons government is hostage to incorrigible reactionaries, argues Paul Demarty
Ireland and abortion: ULA chickens out
20 Dec 2012
It is a disgrace that the left refuses to campaign openly for abortion on demand, says Anne Mc Shane
Women Bishops & CofE: Irrelevant? If only
29 Nov 2012
The Church of Englands failure to accept women bishops is embarrassing, but solutions short of disestablishment are absurd, argues Paul Demarty
Ukip fostering row: Who’s fit to be a parent?
29 Nov 2012
If members of mainstream parties should not be barred from fostering, asks Eddie Ford, what about us extremists?
Ireland abortion scandal: Scrap the eighth amendment
22 Nov 2012
The current storm that has erupted over abortion rights shows no sign of abating, writes Anne Mc Shane
Sex: Ethical porn and exploitation
15 Nov 2012
Sarah McDonald reviews: Anne G Sabo, 'After pornified: how women are transforming pornography and why it really matters'. Zero Books, 2012, pp245, £12.99
Jimmy Savile: Establishment’s dirty little secret
18 Oct 2012
The establishment furore over the Jimmy Savile scandal has more to it than is being let on, reports Paul Demarty
Sex: Accepting assertion as fact
11 Oct 2012
Sarah McDonald reviews: Dr Brooke Magnanti The sex myth: why everything were told is wrong Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2012, pp272, £14.99
NUS: Unreason all the way down
11 Oct 2012
The National Union of Students no-platforms George Galloway, Galloway sues the NUS, the left talks nonsense throughout and Paul Demarty wonders what the hell is going on