IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Tories tell women: Go home!

· Socialist Challenge No. 174, 27 November 1980 · p. 10 of the scan · 307 words

The scan: sc-n174-nov-27-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 10 of the scan

'IF the Good Lord had intended us to nave equal rights and to go out to work and behave equally, he really wouldn't have created man and woman.' Thank you, Patrick Jenkin Tory minister for social services He does at least let us know where we stalle.

economic crisis coupled the Tories' polícies spell conte. disaster for women in In 1975 women constiregistered while this year the figure is 30.7 per cent.

Lord Spens, TOrV asking married women to give up their jobs for men who are on the dole are hoping that with the massive cuts in public spending women go back into the home , that they look after Cal who DeRr deprived of nursery places old people who have wheels, and sick people who This axing of the welfare state is glossed with idyllic pictures of in lome performing their 'natural' role.

micomand for men and women is built into this society The table shows that women are concentrated in worst organised, and the worst paid. , The anportunities Commission job etween men and women as unemployment women suffer Oute Canse a re technology, where it is often obtain jobs created orty per cent of women workers are part- time, the rights of full-time workers Thel be thrown out of TODs aL Will.

Tory policies make this even Cuts the WUISC.

Tachter effectively deny right Meanwhile changes annovment AcL mean Ina women cannot expect to get their jobs ack if they leave to nave a child divisive, Percentage of women workers employed in different sectors of British industry Ever since the Second War policies have led to women ocula ousucu m alla oul u the labour force accordin the needs of the once their nave to stand up and igni these divisive policies demanding thai have the right to a job, too

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