Womens’ Rights
This Wednesday: Andrea D’Atri Presents the Book “Bread and Roses”
On March 17, Andrea D'Atri will be presenting the new English-language edition of her book "Bread and Roses: Gender and Class Under Capitalism." The online event from the London radical booksellers Housmans will take place at 7pm GMT (London), 3pm EDT (New York), and 12pm PDT (Los Angeles). Free registration required.
Left Voice
March 15, 2021Abortion Rights in Argentina: Between Protests in the Streets and Horse Trading in Congress
On Friday, the lower house of Argentina’s Congress voted to legalize abortion. The Senate will vote on the bill on December 29. This not a gift from a supposedly progressive government. According to the founder of the socialist women’s group Pan y Rosas (Bread and Roses), this was a victory of the feminist movement.
Andrea D'Atri
December 14, 202015 Years of Bread and Roses
Prologue to the English edition of Bread and Roses: Gender and Class Under Capitalism by Andrea D'Atri, published now by Pluto Press.
Andrea D'Atri
December 6, 2020Engels, Working Women, and Socialist Feminism
Engels' sharp critique of the patriarchal family and the institution of marriage remains extremely powerful today. As part of his legacy to socialist feminism, he elevated the problem of the oppression of women to the theoretical level of social production, as part of the core concerns of Marxism.
Josefina L. Martínez
November 28, 2020The Fine Print of “Representation Matters”
We tend to celebrate diversity and representation in a racist-capitalist system as a sign of progress. We often fail, however, to examine how it is frequently weaponized to maintain the status-quo and oppress the very people it is supposed to uplift.
Adnan Ahmed
November 22, 2020The Woman Question in the Work of Leon Trotsky
What do the works of revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky have to say about patriarchal oppression under capitalism and the path forward for women's liberation?
Andrea D'Atri
July 22, 2020Socialist Revolution, Women’s Liberation, and the Withering Away of the Family
Some say that Marxism is only interested in economic problems and ignores oppression. But the Russian Revolution showed how Marxists tried to end women's oppression by socializing reproductive work. They believed relationships should be based exclusively on love, not social coercion.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
May 19, 2020Joe Biden, Tara Reade and the Farce of Liberal Feminism
Tara Reade's credible sexual assault accusation against Joe Biden has been ignored by the media and by the DNC. Liberal feminists have rushed to Biden's rescue without hesitation. What does this tell us about feminism, the Democratic Party, and the "lesser evil" strategy?
Tatiana Cozzarelli
May 14, 2020Women Across Europe Mobilize Against Gender-Based Violence and Neoliberalism
Hundreds of thousands of women across Europe participated in demonstrations against violence and economic oppression for International Women’s Day this year. These demonstrations took place in the context of incredible class struggle underway across the continent. Many of the mobilizations were subject to severe repression by the police, who fight to uphold the sexist and violent institutions of the state.
Madeleine Freeman
March 10, 2020Over a Million Mobilize for International Women’s Day in Latin America
Millions across Latin America took the streets on March 8 for International Women's Day. All over, the message was clear: women want an end to all violence and oppression.
Sou Mi
March 10, 2020