By Jessica Johnston
There’s nothing wrong with me the way I am. However, when I look in the mirror I see a FAT girl named Jennifer. Not ever good enough or right enough or pretty enough.? (www.eating.ucdavis.edu) That’s how one anorexia victim described herself. (more…)

Will the banning of headscarves contribute to the emancipation of women?
French President Jacques Chirac?s plans to ban all “ostentatious” religious symbols, including Muslim headscarves, Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses, from public schools, has triggered widespread anger, especially amongst Muslims and Arabic countries. (more…)

Women against war and capitalism

The day of international working women’s solidarity – 8 March – is celebrated this year just days before the first anniversary of imperialism’s attack on Iraq.

Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) Statement. CWI is the international organisation that the Socialist Party is affiliated to. (more…)

THE EQUAL Opportunities Commission in Britain recently published an ‘equality’ survey to coincide with the 75th anniversary of all women over 21 securing the vote. The publicity this attracted prompted two readers of The Socialist (CWI UK paper) to give their opinions of the survey and its conclusions. (more…)

Fighting for Women Rights and Socialism. Read this CWI pamphlet published in 2002 and now available on line. Click here

Read this Marxist classic by Fredrick Engels on line. This is by far the best analysis of the source of women’s oppression. Click here