It is well known and documented across the globe that working class women and women of the working poor in rural areas have been the worst victims of neo-liberal policies and imperialist globalisation. It is not as though working men have gained at the expense of women. Debates on the feminisation of poverty must be situated within the reality of the main feature of globalisation, namely increasing inequalities, between the rich and the poor between and within nations. Within a general deterioration of the livelihood and living standards of the working people, women have been more affected.
In the social sphere the all pervasive market based cultures have tended to further the commodification of women’s bodies. In social life, violence against women has increased. Globally, the most shocking trend is the huge increase in the trafficking of women both for labour and as objects of sexual exploitation. Indeed trafficking constitutes one of the fastest growing “industries” in the world.
Clara Zetkin along with her comrades Alexandra Kollantai and others, moved a resolution at the International Socialist Women’s Conference in Copenhagen to observe an “ International Women’s Day.”
The AIDWA central executive committee (CEC) meeting held on March 31- April 1-2, 2018 in New Delhi took several important decisions to mobilise women in large numbers against the severe attacks on…
The AIDWA central executive committee (CEC) meeting held on June 30-July 1-2, 2017 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, took several important decisions to take forward the movement on mass issues concerning…
AIMS AND OBJECTS PROGRAMME CONSTITUTION Of All India Democratic Women’s Association Adopted at the first Conference of the All India Democratic Women’s Association held at Madras on 10-12…
AIDWA took the initiative to organize a two day workshop on health related issues for activists from the Hindi speaking states. The growing challenge to achieving the right to health care, in a…
