In this episode, Emma and Chloe take a deep dive into the system behind sexism. Why has women's oppression persisted long after the Women's Liberation Movement won formal equality? Why is the gender pay gap actually widening? We also tackle some of the major debates between feminists and socialists, like who benefits from sexism: men in general or the capitalist class?
Further reading
- "Why Sexism Persists" by Diane Fieldes
- "The System Behind Sexism" by RFR's own Roz Ward
- And check out this collection of books for sale on gender and sexual oppression at Red Flag books: https://shop.redflag.org.au/collections/women-lgbtia
NOTE: We recorded this episode before the recent events in Palestine began. We are hurrying to record and release an episode explaining Israel's already catastrophic war on Gaza and the West Bank, defending the right of Palestinians to resist their oppression. Look for that towards the end of this week.
Gaza Solidarity Camp at the University of Sydney
The Movement for Palestine in Australia (+ the gender pay gap)
Mardi Gras was a riot! - with '78er Diane Fieldes
The class struggle in Argentina
How South African apartheid was ended
What do socialists say about the state?
Why the mainstream media are pro-Israel propaganda + the return of Australian refugee-bashing
School students strike for Palestine! + explaining the rise of the far right
How we ended the Vietnam War - with Diane Fieldes and Allen Myers
Palestine and the Myth of a Two-State Solution
The war on Gaza and the origins of Israel
Racism and the Voice Referendum - An interview with Jordan Humphreys
Why socialists support a free Palestine
Indigenous Liberation and Socialism - part 2
Interview: Mint My Desk Workers United!
Indigenous Liberation and Socialism - Part 1
The revolutionary life and ideas of Karl Marx, with Rick Kuhn
The housing crisis - part 2
The housing crisis in Australia with Martin Barker - part 1
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