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Womens’ Rights

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2: The Rise of the Right and the Resistance

Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is the depiction of a far-off and dystopian future, but its depictions of misogyny, gender essentialism, and religious fundamentalism hit way too close to home. Season two continues to develop the structure and oppression of the fictional nation of Gilead, but it also starts to depict the beginnings of a growing—and necessary—political resistance.

Francesca Gomes

August 22, 2018

38 Senators Ignore Mass Mobilizations, Vote to Maintain System of Unsafe and Illegal Abortions

With 38 votes against, 31 in favor and two abstentions, the Argentine Senate rejected the legalization of abortion.

Left Voice

August 9, 2018

[VIDEO] 8A: Hundreds of Thousands Packed the Streets of Buenos Aires

Hundreds of thousands packed the streets of Buenos Aires while the Senate voted on the right to an abortion

Left Voice

August 9, 2018

[Photo Gallery] The Fight for Abortion in Argentina

Women took the streets again in front of the Congress to fight for their rights.

Enfoque Rojo

August 8, 2018

[VIDEO] NYC: Solidarity with the Fight for Abortion in Argentina

Over a hundred people gathered in Washington Square Park on Monday in solidarity with Argentina's fight for abortion rights. Today, the Argentine Senate will vote, while millions take the streets both in Argentina and around the world.

Left Voice

August 8, 2018

Lessons from the Struggle for Abortion Rights in Argentina

What can we learn from the fight for the right to an abortion as socialist feminists?

Madeleine Freeman

August 8, 2018

The World Shows Solidarity With Argentina’s Abortion Rights Movement

There are mobilizations all over the world planned in solidarity with Argentina's abortion rights movement.

Left Voice

August 7, 2018

[VIDEO] Fighting for Abortion Rights in the Streets of Argentina

We will be skyping with two socialist feminists from Argentina about how they have engaged in the struggle. Nathalia González Seligra is a member of Congress for the Left and Workers Front and a part of the Partido de Trabajadores Socialistas (Party of Socialist Workers). Andrea D'Atri is the founder of Pan y Rosas (Bread and Roses) the largest socialist feminist organization in Argentina, as well as a member of the PTS.

Left Voice

August 1, 2018

The Challenges of the Russian Revolution and Women’s Rights

This is the second of two articles in a series that explores the advances in the realm of women’s rights opened by the Russian Revolution, as well as the difficulties in implementing these advances due to the material conditions of post 1917 Russia.

Andrea D'Atri

July 23, 2018