feminism

A youth raises his middle finger while riding public transportation in Caracas, Venezuela on September 7, 2023 © Maxwell Briceño.

Postcard from a Venezuelan feminist in Caracas

Ariadna Mogollón — Venezuela is not the same country it was in 2017, or 2018 when there was a very intense economic crisis due to the blockade imposed by the US. There has been an economic recovery, but its a recovery that has deepened class divisions.
Far right

The far right: A reactionary backlash

Marga Ferré — The far right is a form of backlash against the energies with which we subalterns are starting to change the world. It reacts against not only the change that has taken place already, but also potential future change.

Solidarity with Ukraine: A feminist perspective

Ukrainian feminists speak on why the struggle against Russia's imperialist invasion is not only about Ukraine but the future of humanity, and why it should matter to the whole world.
We want justice women India

We want justice: The renewed struggle for safety and freedom for women in India (plus Reclaim the Night and Win the Day: The battle for gender justice)

The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a massive people's assertion in West Bengal powered by a remarkable women’s initiative called 'Reclaim the Night'.
women's empowerment

21st century Indian fascism, corporate capital and the rhetoric of ‘women’s empowerment’

Kalpana Wilson looks at the ‘war on women’ waged by India’s Hindu supremacist fascism and how this is shaped by the specificities of Hindutva ideology, neoliberal capitalism, and imperialism.
We will not be silenced

Open letter to the Israeli and US governments and others weaponizing the issue of rape

In its current war against the people of Gaza, the Israeli government has chosen to weaponize the issue of sexual violence for political outcome.
CPIML IWD

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation: Modi government’s attack on the rights of women

Maitreyi Krishnan — As we approach International Women’s Day, we look back at the manner in which the rights of women have been trampled on by the Modi Government over the last 10 years.
International Womens Day

Parti Sosialis Malaysia: Women’s rights are human rights, and human rights are women’s rights

Parti Sosialis Malaysia — International Women’s Day allows us to reflect on the progress made towards empowering women and to call for action to overcome the challenges that still exist in achieving gender equality in all aspects of life.
PLM government of masa

Partido Lakas ng Masa (the Philippines): For a government of working women and the masa! For an anti-capitalist feminist and socialist alternative!

Partido Lakas ng Masa — There is an urgent need to put forward a socialist and feminist perspective today given the multiple crises of capitalism that plague society and pose existential threats on several fronts.
Filipino worker

Imperialist expropriation, global care chains and shifting core-periphery boundaries: An interview with Nancy Fraser

Nancy Fraser looks at how transfers of natural wealth and care fit within modern imperialism, the role expropriation continues to play in capital accumulation, and the increasingly blurred nature of core-periphery boundaries under financialised capitalism.

Manipur

The horrific assaults on Kuki women hold a mirror to the growing crisis of humanity in Modi’s India

CPI(ML) Liberation — The viral video of two Kuki women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted by a mob of Meitei men in Manipur has drawn the attention of the whole world to the complete collapse of the rule of law in Manipur.
smash patriarchy

Patriarchy and the origins of women’s oppression

Sue Bull — To fight against patriarchy, we need to know where it comes from, how it developed and how it became so effective.

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