Women’s Liberation Follow

Director: Nigel Cole; Release date: 1 October

It’s hard to believe that today, after years of struggle, women are still paid less than men.

The murder of three women working as prostitutes in Bradford has shone a light on what is, for much of the establishment, an uncomfortable subject.

Anti-Muslim racism is on the increase. Dave Weltman looks at how Muslims have been scapegoated in Britain and across Europe.

"These days, nobody seems able to 'keep it in their pants' or honour a commitment! Raising the question, is marriage still a viable option? I'm ashamed to admit that I myself have been married four times, and yet I still feel that it is the cornerstone of civilisation, an essential institution that stabilises society, provides a sanctuary for children and saves us from anarchy."

Last week, forty years after the Equal Pay Act was passed, some 4,500 women workers won a case at an employment tribunal against Birmingham council.

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A new generation is taking up the struggle against women's oppression. Sheila Rowbotham spoke to Judith Orr about her latest book celebrating women who were fighting for liberation 100 years ago

Nearly 300 delegates from over 30 trade unions met at the annual TUC women’s conference last week.

Politicians and sections of the media are panicking about the decline of marriage. If fewer people marry, they say, it will be harmful for their children. And they also go further and say that a decline in marriages will be bad for society as a whole.

The results of a survey this week about rape led to much media comment—and baffled reactions about the attitudes it recorded among people in Britain.

Around 100 people came to a dayschool on women’s liberation last weekend, organised by the Socialist Workers Party.