THOUSANDS of people marched through central London today to mark International Women’s Day (IWD), emphasising the impact of the climate crisis on women.
Women were joined by famous faces and male allies including singer Emeli Sande, actors Natalie Dormer and George MacKay, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Labour’s outgoing leader Jeremy Corbyn marched alongside his wife from within the crowd.
Half a century after transformative laws reshaped Britain, women’s rights are again contested. This International Women’s Day is a call to remember how change was won, and to organise to defend it, says KATE RAMSDEN
The legacy of socialist feminists such as Alexandra Kollontai challenges us today to confront an uncomfortable truth: framing prostitution as empowerment lets the abusers of the Epstein class off the hook, warns HELEN O’CONNOR
