Cuts to health and social care will affect women the most
The disproportionate effects of austerity on women have a very real impact on their health, writes Monica Karpinski
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Stop sneering at Black Friday shoppers
Joanna Whitehead is critical of sensationalist media coverage that portrays the victims of austerity as 'vulgar' or 'lesser' for participating in Black Friday spending
Grenfell Tower is about race and class
Grenfell Tower has become a symbol of systemic, institutional and structural inequality argues Joanna Whitehead
Challenging austerity
While George Osborne warns of cuts ahead, Megan Stodel draws attention to the UN's recent conclusion that the UK's austerity agenda is breaching human rights obligations
The next steps
The UK is going to leave the EU; Megan Stodel thinks we need to start acting now to ensure rights and individuals are protected
Austerity cuts and the impact on mothers
Jane Chelliah argues that austerity measures, based on the belief that people can work themselves out of poverty, are harming both mothers and the future generations they are raising
Sisters Uncut: direct action changes conversations very quickly
Emma Snaith interviews Sisters Uncut, a campaign group who take direct action to oppose cuts to domestic violence services. They discuss the successes of activism in 2015 and look towards the next stage in their fight to save the lives of women in and escaping abusive relationships
Do we value women’s work?
Global Women's Strike argue it's time to stand up for women's unpaid care work.
The time is NOW: we are the suffragettes
On Wednesday night, Sisters Uncut made headlines as 14 activists stormed the red carpet at the premiere of the film Suffragette
Marching against austerity with the Feminist Bloc
Jade Moulds blogs about her experiences protesting with other women against the cuts to services and support, and why feminists need to get involved in opposing planned cuts that will leave many women more vulnerable.
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week's round-up of interesting and thought-provoking news and views
Implications of austerity on LGBT people in public services
Philippa shares a call from UNISON for LGBT individuals to contribute to research about the impact of austerity on LGBT people in public services
Shattering the Silence: Privatisation’s adverse effects on women
A guest post by Nanki Chawla about the effect of the privatisation of public services on women.
