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Caring, Survival and Justice vs the Tyranny of the Market: International Women’s Conference

ALL WELCOME   Dear friends, Here is the leaflet for the conference with a partial list of confirmed speakers. We will update that list as confirmations come in and send a link so you can book in advance. Please circulate this mailing as widely as possible on email, facebook, twitter… The presence of women and …

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Withdrawal of the Maternity Leave Directive is a blow for women’s rights in Europe

[Press release, Brussels 1 July 2015] While it may have been on the cards for some time, the actual official announcement today by Commission Vice-President Timmermans to withdraw the Maternity Leave Directive is one more sign that the European Union (EU) and the Member States are failing women across Europe. The withdrawal of the Maternity …

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A Female Mason Perched High above Berlin (c. 1910)

With the rise of industrialization, the number of German women who worked outside the home also increased. This usually meant factory work. But in some families with their own businesses, daughters also learned a trade so that they could help out: here, we see a master-mason’s daughter during the renovation work on the old city …

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Female grads reveal the worst things they’ve been asked at job interviews

Discrimination is alive and well… By Natasha Preskey Have any of your guy friends ever been faced with awkwardJOBinterview questions about whether they plan on knocking up their significant other? Thought not. “Do you plan on having children soon?” is just one of the sexist (and illegal) questions that women are often asked when applying for a job. Employment law …

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