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Anti-racism·Socialist Feminism·Theory & History

Fascism & misogyny – how anti-feminism fuels the far right

Misogyny and the promotion of oppressive, rigid gender norms have always been key characteristics of the far-right and fascism. This was clearly evident under Nazi rule in the 1930s and 1940s in Germany, where women’s roles were strictly defined in the context

Jul 15, 2026

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Gender-based violence on the rise during pandemic

By Leah Whelan On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was marked by feminists all around the world. This year is one of the most important years to organise and challenge the system that perpetrates violence

Nov 26, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic·News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

Covid & gender inequality: The impact of the pandemic on women

By Emma Quinn Health and childcare workers, cleaners, teachers, retail and hospitality workers: despite the fact that women are the majority in the workforces on the frontline in the fight against Covid-19 experts are warning that women are being disproportionately impacted by

Sep 14, 2020

Socialist Feminism·The North

North: Tories put brakes on gender self-identification

By Thomas Carmichael The Sunday Times recently revealed that the Tories are to scrap proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act which would have allowed trans people to have their gender recognised through self-identification. This will come as a blow to all

Jul 10, 2020

Socialist Feminism

Gender violence in the spotlight

By Keishia Taylor In one June week in the south of Ireland, the stories of three victims of male violence appeared in the headlines. Jean Eagers was stabbed to death by a man long known to here in Dublin 15. Sonya Lee,

Jul 8, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic·Socialist Feminism

Covid-19 & gender-based violence

Speech by Mick Barry TD in Dáil debate on ‘Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence)’ “I’m the oldest sister, and I was abused from the age of four upwards, so I would say to all women, never mind Traveller women,

Jun 25, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic·Socialist Feminism

Covid-19 lockdown & gender-based violence

By Andrea Murray As the outbreak of Covid-19 began to take hold, experts warned of the risk of increased gender based violence and abuse of children. Intimate partner violence increased significantly during the HIV / AIDS pandemic, Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks.

Apr 24, 2020

Socialist Feminism

No delay, gender recognition for all!

By Ollie Bell, co-founder of Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin Last November, the report of the Gender Recognition Act review revealed that the government wasn’t going to implement non-binary recognition or gender recognition for under-16s. The only real change that the review

Jan 11, 2020

Socialist Feminism

Northern Ireland: End Gender Based Violence

By Lucy Marron Northern Ireland, tied with Romania, is the region with the highest reported rate of femicide in Europe. One-fifth of women in the North will experience domestic violence at some point in their lives, and domestic abuse crimes have increased

Nov 21, 2019

Socialist Feminism

Unfinished Business: For a Socialist Feminist Struggle to End Gender Violence

By Emma Quinn On 15 October a popular social media post in Ireland captured the prevalence of gender violence. The image showed nine headlines appearing across the mainstream media on that day including the sexual abuse of a child, intimate partner violence,

Nov 16, 2019

25 November: Socialist feminist struggle against gender violence!

“We are not silent. We are not scared. We are not obeying.” — Istanbul, Turkey — chants from protest against gender violence International Women’s Day 2019 in defiance of a state ban on the demonstration and police use of tear gas “My

Oct 30, 2019

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