Gender egalitarianism made us human: A response to David Graeber & David Wengrow's 'How to change the course of human history' - by Camilla Power
Submitted by hedgehog on Sep 5 2018 17:39
In an ambitious recent article in Eurozine David Graeber and David Wengrow try to rewrite the narrative of human history. They attack the ‘myth’ that humans had once enjoyed equality and freedom in hunter-gatherer bands, until the invention of farming sent us down the road to social inequality.
Iranian feminist sentenced to twenty years for protest against compulsory hijab
Submitted by BenS6 on Jul 17 2018 22:39
Shapark Shajarizadeh was one of 29 women who undertook individual protests against the wearing of the hijab in Iran in February. Last month her lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who specialises in human rights and also represented other women involved in the protests, was arrested.
涨我的租？甭想！——意大利热秋运动中拒绝交租的妇女们
Submitted by sjzc on Jun 11 2018 08:30
在热秋运动中，不仅有争取工资的工人运动，还有妇女们在消费环节的斗争相配合。
WCH E1: The Grunwick strike, 1976
Interview with Amrit Wilson and Grunwick 40 about the iconic strike of East African Asian women in London in the 1970s.
Life and struggle of women's tea workers in Bangladesh
Talking about the life and struggle of the women workers of Bangladesh, discussion of the current situation is not enough. If their past history is not picked up, the history of their life struggle will be called partly. It is also relevant and necessary to highlight the history and struggle of their arrival in Bangladesh.
A series of interviews with working class women from west London - Part 4
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Mar 19 2018 19:33
The penultimate in our women's interview series: Meena talks about the sexism she has had to deal with in an overwhelmingly male work environment and the links between how a workplace is organised and sexual harassment.
A series of interviews with working class women from west London - Part 3
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Mar 16 2018 13:44
We spoke with our friend Kulbir, a women worker originally from India, who has to survive below the radar.
A series of interviews with working class women from west London - Part 2
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Mar 11 2018 07:34
AngryWorkers would like to share five stories of working women in the sprawling city of London in 2018. They are from a cross-section of people that we have met in our neck of the woods: the western suburban hinterland that is home to many migrants, new and old, who bust their asses at work and at home, who are on the frontlines of austerity and brexit policies, but who all live in relative obscurity.
Feminist strike? - Nuevo Curso
An article on the idea of the "women's strike", by Spanish communist collective Nuevo Curso, translated by the Communist Workers' Organisation. libcom.org do not agree with all of it but reproduce it for reference and discussion.
