International Women’s Day Articles

All children should learn about the hidden story of the Matchgirls' strike, argues Lyn Brown MP The received wisdom is that the heroic London dockers of 1889 led the way towards social justice, greater equality and spurred the foundation of the Labour movement. In...

It is 37 years since Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first female prime minister. This is literally a lifetime ago for around half the United Kingdom population, so it is depressing that Alison McGovern opened the seminar following the International Women’s Day...

Does International Women’s Day still matter? —Of course International Women’s Day still matters. Get ready for the usual shtick … we get paid less, raped more, and we are still left doing most of the caring, cooking and cleaning. Our bodies are still objects for...

Today International Women's Day, a day in which we celebrate inspirational women and reflect on the inequalities women still face at home and abroad. At home a vital protection for women, the Human Rights Act, is under threat. The Conservatives have claimed that they...