IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Confronting sexual violence

Socialist Challenge No. 186, 26 February 1981 · p. 13 of the scan · 283 words

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page 13 of the scan

nave every right to free of charge. ual history. The should be abolisnea and brownel pimps should be penalised instead • Sex education freedom, not sexual repression. 16 voluntary intercourse, should be abolished. • Rape crisis centres under the control of women themselves.

mass media and in advertising. • Sexual harassment part of equality legislation. which have ignored of redress is necessary for women harassed or assaulted at work. • Self-defence is no offence - women cannot rely on the police to protect them. They should defend themselves. Self-defence classes should be available to all women • All anomolies in the rape laws should be removed. Rape should be defined as any form of sexual assault. Married women should be able to sue for rape. Compensation should be awarded to women who are raped. Judges should no longer have the right to question women about their sexstatus of 'common prostitute owners and should be about sexual Young people need to learn how to treat the opposite sex with integrity, not to conform to the double standards of adult society. Feminists should be consulted far more about sex education in schools. The age of consent laws, which codify those double standards for young people, disallowing these under and battered women's refuges should have public funds, available to advertise these facilities, which should remain • A code of practice should be drawn up by the trade unions and the women's movement dealing with material which is sexist and titillating in the at work must be designated as sexual discrimination and become The trade unions, this question, and the women's movement need to work out what kind who are Socialist Challenge 26 February 1981

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