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Message of Solidarity with the Women of Israel

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In Israel, dozens of women, led by the singer Efrat Gosh, marched dressed in the red dress from the dystopian ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. These women, who are now known as the women in red, have become one of the most powerful symbols of the fight for the judicial system as a guarantor of the rights … Read more

International Women’s Day – 08 March 2023

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This 8th March – International Women’s Day – we recall that equality between women and men is still far from being achieved and that the rights won by women are not permanent, but must be defended and promoted so as not to take steps back. To read our full declaration, please click on the link … Read more

Women and New Technologies – A Challenge towards Equality

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At the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which took place at the United Nations in New York, from 06 to 17 March 2023, the Socialist International Women (SIW) in collaboration with the Socialist International (SI) held a parallel event on Monday 06 March 2023. The title of the event was ‘Women … Read more

Spain’s Constitutional Court Rejects Abortion Law Challenge

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The Socialist International Women (SIW) applauds the decision by the Spanish constitutional court on Thursday 09 February 2023 to reject a challenge lodged more than a decade ago against a law allowing abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. SIW firmly believes that women have the right to self-determination and to decide freely about … Read more

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

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25 November 2022 In these intensely turbulent times the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women creates a powerful focus on the continuing unacceptable levels of physical and mental suffering of women and girls and the urgent need to intensify our responses to the global scourge of gender based violence. In support of … Read more