Women and oppressed genders

Human trafficking law promotes reproductive injustice

The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (S. 178) was considered a bipartisan bill when it was introduced…

March 21, 2015

Vera’s Will: Shows a better life’s in birth

The main challenge in reviewing the wonderful new novel, “Vera’s Will” (Hamilton Stone Editions, 2015), by Shelley Ettinger is to…

March 19, 2015

On March 8 worldwide, women resist all forms of oppression

Struggle. Solidarity. Capitalist governments omit those words in their glossy, superficial receptions on International Women’s Day, March 8. However, those…

March 17, 2015

Rasmea Odeh’s International Working Women’s Day message

Excerpts from a statement issued on March 8, four days before Odeh’s conviction in Detroit.   I’m so grateful for…

March 17, 2015

U.S. ranks as world’s worst in jailing women

Women are the fastest growing prison population in the U.S. due primarily to harsh sentencing for nonviolent crimes and drug…

March 12, 2015

On International Women’s Day, marches, rallies target police violence and low wages

Ever since the first International Women’s Day was observed in 1911, women all over the world have been commemorating IWD…

March 11, 2015

What women are fighting for

International Women’s Day is a good time to examine some crucial struggles for women, including pay equity and livable wages.…

March 7, 2015

Women fight oppression in Bangladesh

As I walked through the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, I became aware of so much suffering, especially for women.…

March 6, 2015

Two years after factory collapse, Bangladeshi workers address students

Lexington, Ky. -- Mahinur Begum went to work on the morning of April 24, 2013, even though she knew she…

March 6, 2015

Actions planned for International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day, March 8, became an official working-class holiday 105 years ago. Revolutionary women were inspired by a march…

March 3, 2015