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	<title>Comments on: Gender vs. Class: the case of nursing (Introduction)</title>
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		<title>By: Dave Semple</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose my question is this. How are women supposed to fight for better conditions etc, if not through class struggle?

A good example is the recent strike in Leeds, where refuse collectors (largely male) were downgraded to the same salary as carers (largely female) only for all of them to go out on strike and overturn Leeds&#039; council&#039;s decision. A victory for female equality and for workers.

In this, feminist militancy is little different from the precepts of labour militancy; if too small a number act against too powerful an enemy, they will lose. The struggle, at all times, needs to be further generalised to include as many workers as possible under the same banner.

I do not see how feminist aims of emancipation and equal treatment for women can be achieved without class struggle. So how is it that feminism isn&#039;t simply an aspect of revolutionary socialism?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I suppose my question is this. How are women supposed to fight for better conditions etc, if not through class struggle?</p>
<p>A good example is the recent strike in Leeds, where refuse collectors (largely male) were downgraded to the same salary as carers (largely female) only for all of them to go out on strike and overturn Leeds&#8217; council&#8217;s decision. A victory for female equality and for workers.</p>
<p>In this, feminist militancy is little different from the precepts of labour militancy; if too small a number act against too powerful an enemy, they will lose. The struggle, at all times, needs to be further generalised to include as many workers as possible under the same banner.</p>
<p>I do not see how feminist aims of emancipation and equal treatment for women can be achieved without class struggle. So how is it that feminism isn&#8217;t simply an aspect of revolutionary socialism?</p>
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