Society & Culture > Gender & sexuality
Quotas harm the cause
27 Feb 2014
The left should not succumb to neoliberalisms phoney version of equality, argues Yassamine Mather
Pushing the button
13 Sep 2012
The Julian Assange furore is about war, not sex, argues Paul Demarty
A textbook paranoid narcissist
06 Sep 2012
As Julian Assange divides a confused left, Paul DeMarty seeks clarity
Rebelling against rural values in Warrington
09 Aug 2012
Shafilea Ahmeds honour killing, writes Eddie Ford, highlights the importance of rights and individual autonomy for young adults - especially women
Solidarity, morality and sex
12 Jul 2012
Simon Wells reviews: Gregor Gall An agency of their own: sex worker union organising Zero Books 2012, pp97, £9.99
End harassment of sex workers
07 Jun 2012
Prostitutes are being targeted in the run-up to the Olympic Games. Simon Wells reports
The abuse of abuse
17 May 2012
It is the social decay caused by capitalism, not race, that leads to acts of horror, says Paul Demarty.
Victims are not to blame
26 May 2011
We have been offered a glimpse of the chauvinist and sexist prejudices that are rife in society, argues Eddie Ford
'Islamic feminism' and women's emancipation
10 Mar 2011
Yassamine Mather examines the reality of the continuing struggle against the regime's oppression
Lady Gaga and the 'gay gene'
03 Mar 2011
The pop singer says LGBT people were 'born this way'. Maciej Zurowski is not so sure
Ruling sexism offside
03 Feb 2011
James Turley argues that those wishing to rid the world of the sexist idiocy of Andy Gray and Richard Keyes must set their sights higher
Spin and lies in US
23 Sep 2010
Yassamine Mather exposes the concerted efforts of the Islamic regime against Iranian women
Freedom to choose emancipation and dress
05 Aug 2010
To force a woman to remove her veil is just as subjugating as forcing her to cover up. Peter Manson replies to left and right criticisms
Women bishops and secularism
22 Jul 2010
Jim Gilbert examines the Anglican hierarchy's hypocrisy
French burqa ban has nothing to do with women's rights
22 Jul 2010
The left in France has shown itself lacking, argues Peter Manson. We oppose state bans, just as we oppose the enforced veiling of women
Moat's paranoia and the community of women
15 Jul 2010
Communists fight to reassert the power of women, writes Eddie Ford