Fight Back Against Women’s Oppression!

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Written by Julian Benson
Wednesday, 08 April 2009

We are living in one of the most turbulent periods in history. The economic crisis, through its sheer scale and reach, is bringing about a wholesale change in the consciousness of working people the world over. The contradictions and weaknesses of this system are becoming plainly evident as capitalism buckles under its own weight. As always, it is the poor, the oppressed, and the workers who must shoulder this weight in order to hold up the privileges of the rich. Working women in particular have borne the brunt of this burden.

The conditions faced by working-class women today clearly illustrate the systemic nature of their exploitation. Despite the mouthpieces of the bosses taking up the cry of women’s rights in the last several decades, the facts show that their words are not reflected by their actions. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), 90 percent of workers in sweatshops are women and young girls. U.S. working women earn just $.76 on average for every dollar earned by males.

The corporate media, when it is forced to acknowledge these facts, continually tries to confuse workers by presenting them as a gender versus gender issue. Reuters, in an article on the effects of the slump on women, spends one paragraph talking about the plight of women workers and commits the remainder of its three-page article discussing how many women are CEOs or board members of the largest corporations. The argument made by liberal feminists is that the progress of women can be measured by how many women hold positions of power in the large corporations and in governments.
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FULL ARTICLE
http://www.socialistappeal.org/content/view/707/72/

[backtoblue]

1. It is a stigma to be a feminist today...

I blame certain religious groups for this. Men and women alike are taught by their preachers that the role of the woman is less important than that of the man. It's brainwashing and our media has severed the lines of sexism discussion. What's the true tragedy is that the rate of single mothers is growing outrageously, yet we still make less money. We work more and make less. Seems unbalanced to me. n/t

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2. Hi backtoblue....

...though you've been here since October, this is my first time seeing you. I enjoyed your post and would like to take this opportunity to Welcome you to DU! :hi:

[backtoblue]

3. Hiya

Thanks for the Welcome! :hi:

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