Womens’ Rights
Trump’s War on Women: The First 100 Days
The first 100 days of the Trump administration were marked by attacks to women's rights, attempts to co-opt feminism by Ivanka Trump and a new feminist resistance.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
May 3, 2017Pepsi’s “Protest” Ad: What’s The Real Problem?
This week the famous soda brand got involved in a social media scandal after their new advertisement was accused of ridiculing protests and trivializing the fight against police brutality.
Libertad Martinez
April 9, 2017Donald Trump, for Women’s Rights?
Trump promised paid family leave and to make childcare accessible and affordable. These measures are long past due in the US, but will Trump deliver?
Tatiana Cozzarelli
March 13, 201710,000 at International Women’s Day in Berlin
At two different demonstrations on Wednesday, ten thousand people came onto the streets of Berlin in defense of women's rights. Their goal was to combine anti-sexist and anti-racist struggles. Striking workers were also present.
Nathaniel Flakin
March 12, 2017Largest Mexican Women’s Day of the 21st Century
In Mexico City, 10,000 women took to the streets on Wednesday as park of the International Women's Strike. The socialist women's organization "Pan y Rosas" (Bread and Roses) organized a block of 300 workers and youth.
Nathaniel Flakin
March 9, 2017International Women’s Day: Feminism and Workers’ Movements
On March 8, thousands of women around the world took to the streets and went on strike. What is International Women's Day and where did it come from?
Angela Dunne
March 9, 2017Women on Strike: Reclaiming Socialism for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (previously known as International Working Women’s Day) was created by socialists to commemorate the women garment workers’ strike in 1908. These two aspects of March 8 -- workers’ mobilizations and socialism -- must be forcefully taken up in the Trump era.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
March 8, 2017Brazilian Electronic Duo NU Launches a Call for the Rebirth of Lilith on March 8.
Guest Artists: Brazilian Electronic Duo NU Launches a Call for the Rebirth of Lilith on March 8. Check out their website here: www.nakeduniverse.net
Francesca Cricelli
March 8, 2017Rise Up With the Women of the World
The women's movement rejects the fake symbolism of a few wealthy women on top--even women of color--as our inspiration or goal. We--poor, working-class, immigrant, black, trans disabled--are the leaders we have been waiting for.
Julia Wallace
March 7, 2017School Districts to Close Due to Women’s Strike
Chapel Hill-Carrboro, a North Carolina School District and Alexandria Public Schools (Alexandria, VA) recently put out school closure statements because so many teachers called out for the International Women's Strike.
Khanh Le
March 6, 2017