Women

Socialist councillor Sarah Hathway told an IWD function that the 鈥渕ost important鈥 thing local council can do is to invest in the community and services, while doing more for the disadvantaged.听Jacqui Kriz reports.

Jana Fayyad addressing the Palestine protest

Palestinian activist Jana Fayyad did not mince words聽about 鈥渢he silence of Western feminists鈥 asking, in her address to the Palestine rally on March 10,聽鈥淎re you only progressive until Palestine?鈥 Peter Boyle reports.

Women and children marching for International Women's Day in Puebla Mexico

Hundreds of thousands of people around Mexico marched on International Women's Day,聽with an estimated 180,000 people reported in Mexico City, massive marches in Oaxaca, Guadalajara, and more, and two journalists聽arrested in Zacatecas, reports Tamara Pearson.

Women deserve to be safe, respected, equal

Anthony Albanese鈥檚聽refusal to tackle structural disadvantage reveals his 鈥渃ommitment to gender equality鈥 is a farce, argues Isaac Nellist.

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine International Women's Day poster

As聽bombs rain down on women and children in Gaza, the political significance of International Women's Day needs to be remembered, argues Pip Hinman.听

woman speaking at a rally for international womens day in Raqqa

Women in Raqqa took to the streets on March 3 to kick off a week of events to mark International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8, demonstrating the city鈥檚 resilience in the face of challenges, reports Medya News.

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Nancy Fraser is the author of, among other works, Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet 鈥 and What We Can Do About It. She spoke with 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes about the need to incorporate natural wealth and care work within our understanding of modern imperialism.

Accessible financial and other material聽supports, including housing,聽for victim-survivors are an important part of聽combatting gendered聽violence.听Aneesa Bhamjee reports.

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Poetry by Tamara Pearson.

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The Frontline Socialist Party actively contributed to the 2022 popular uprising in Sri Lanka. 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Janaka Biyanwila interviewed Pubudu Jayagoda, who is the FSP鈥檚 educational secretary and central committee member about the party's organising work.

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Andrew Chuter reviews Their Blood Got Mixed, a graphic memoir through the heart of a remarkable experiment in self-determination.

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The presence of the Basij militia of the Revolutionary Guards and other security agencies has turned Iran's universities into barracks, writes Mohammad Sadeghpour.