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As Hind Elhinnawy observes:

'If the world can tolerate the Taliban’s abuses, Iraq’s restrictive laws & the US restrictions on abortion access, it reveals the fragility of women’s & girls’ rights globally, and how easy it is to take them away'!

Feminism's work is never done & any idea that once rights have been won they don't need continually defending against (mostly) male political attack is very much mistaken.

Patriarchy never rests!

theconversation.com/how-womens

The ConversationHow women’s basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the worldIn just four years, Afghan women have lost the right to work, speak in public and go to university.

@ChrisMayLA6 patriarchy & capitalism we, all of the 99% need to end #patriarchalcapitalism and the system of representative democracy that promotes it. Democracy is about people talking about change not about professional politicians & lobbyists, mostly men and corporate representatives again mostly men.
protecting their interests/profits/survival.
I (we?) absolutely need partnership not domination.
@SortitionNow #dwe #Justice #Equity #equality #Education #Unity #Love

Emeritus Prof Christopher May

@Herefordrob

I agree, a different form of democracy (but democracy nonetheless) is needed if we are shift the dial on this