While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD
FIVE years ago, 15 Labour Party women found their way to a secret meet-up in a Liverpool restaurant, on the eve of the 2018 conference.
Some were meeting for the first time, though we knew others’ names as veterans of campaigns, including against Section 28, for abortion rights, lesbian custody battles, anti-racist and anti-fascist activism, and women’s liberation.
We — and others — had spent months secretly organising to distribute Fair Play for Women leaflets and talk to fellow delegates about the Tory government’s proposals to introduce self-ID in reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA).
Professor MARY DAVIS argues that feminism has been hollowed out by liberal co-option – and only a revival of socialist, class-based politics can restore International Working Women’s Day’s original, radical purpose
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
Women are a vital part of the labour movement and have much to contribute, but there’s far more to be done to make sure that our sisters’ voices are truly heard, says PHILIPA HARVEY
WILL PODMORE welcomes the case put by a feminist, disentangling the abusive rhetoric of the trans rights debate


