Difference between revisions of "23/08 Women’s liberation and socialism: Marijke Colle"

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Further readings:<br>
Further readings:<br>
'''F.I. World Congres 1979, Women's Liberation'''[http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1589]
'''F.I. World Congres 1979, Women's Liberation'''[http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1589]


= Outline of the talk =
= Outline of the talk =
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* Role of the family and contradiction with the potential independence of women
* Role of the family and contradiction with the potential independence of women


* Conclusions : - the system makes use of the double working day of women
* Conclusions
          - man benefit from this situation  
** the system makes use of the double working day of women
                      - women’s work and gender roles
** man benefit from this situation  
 
** women’s work and gender roles


== Origins and growth of the women’s movement in the 19th century ==
== Origins and growth of the women’s movement in the 19th century ==


* Flora Tristan (1803-1844)
* Flora Tristan (1803-1844)
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* The Russian Revolution and Alexandra Kollontaï (1872-1952)
* The Russian Revolution and Alexandra Kollontaï (1872-1952)


== Strategic importance of an autonomous women’s movement ==
== Strategic importance of an autonomous women’s movement ==
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* autonomous women’s movement and revolutionary or anticapitalist parties
* autonomous women’s movement and revolutionary or anticapitalist parties
* autonomous women’s movement  and our vision on socialism
* autonomous women’s movement  and our vision on socialism


== Conclusions ==
== Conclusions ==

Revision as of 17:47, 17 August 2011

Women's oppression in globalization, March 2004[1]

Further readings:
F.I. World Congres 1979, Women's Liberation[2]

Outline of the talk

The work of women

  • Characteristics of the female work force:
    • non paid domestic work
    • the wages of women
    • specific oppression and double exploitation
  • Reconstruction of the worker’s family
  • Role of the family and contradiction with the potential independence of women
  • Conclusions
    • the system makes use of the double working day of women
    • man benefit from this situation
    • women’s work and gender roles

Origins and growth of the women’s movement in the 19th century

  • Flora Tristan (1803-1844)
  • The First International
    • Louise Michel (1830-1905) and the Paris Commune (1871)
  • The Second International
    • Specific organisations of women
    • Clara Zetkin (1857-1933)
  • The Russian Revolution and Alexandra Kollontaï (1872-1952)

Strategic importance of an autonomous women’s movement

  • women’s rights in the 19th century
  • the new feminism after 1968
  • necessity of active participation of women in the struggles
  • specific or patriarchal oppression
  • autonomous movement and principles of self organisation
  • autonomous women’s movement and revolutionary or anticapitalist parties
  • autonomous women’s movement and our vision on socialism

Conclusions

  • understanding specific oppression
  • neoliberal globalisation and women
  • gender studies and other oppressions (racism, ethnic minorities,…)
  • the question of the LGBT movement
  • victory in the struggles and socialist feminism