We, social anarchists, regularly commemorate International Women's Day.But it often has a different meaning for us than what is officiallyattributed to it. Our point is not to thank women for giving birth andtaking care of the family. We are not interested in reminding once ayear that women should be a full part of society. And we certainly willnot agree to the fact that women are assigned undignified and inferiorroles and their opportunities are structurally limited. ----International Women's Day is a challenge to us throughout the year tostand up for the equal status of men and women, not only in society as awhole, but also within our movement, which willy-nilly carries with itmany patriarchal patterns that they are instilled in us from birth.The struggle for women's equality cannot be separated from the socialproblems we as women and men have to face under capitalism - ourstruggle as workers is the same. From birth, women and men are forcedinto stereotypical roles by society that tell them what they should andshouldn't do in order to be respected in society. However, the workingwoman is exploited in two ways: as a worker by capitalism and as a womanby patriarchy.Although the idea of International Women's Day was devalued by theBolshevik regime, which used this important day for its own purposes.We, as anarchists, are trying to return it to its original meaning - tostrengthen the solidarity of women, but also men, in solving socialproblems caused by capitalism and patriarchy.International Women's Day cannot be considered a Bolshevik holiday, norcan it be replaced by Mother's Day, which was declared by the Florists'Union of the United States of America. Just as MDŽ was abused by theBolsheviks, this day was abused by the Nazi regime in Germany in the 1930s.We do not share the belief that the unequal status of women can besolved by so-called equal opportunity capitalism. More women ministers,businesswomen and bosses do not remove the hierarchy that we asanarchists reject. At the same time, we realize that women and mencannot stand apart in the struggle for a free society. Inequality is notonly between classes but also between genders. The inequalities thatflow from capitalism and patriarchy must be addressed together, not onlyin public but also in private life. Revolutionary changes in societycannot be separated from the revolution of everyday life.Czechoslovak Anarchist Association - CAShttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122171625080030162&set=a.122093875742030162_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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