THE DEMANDS of the Labour Women's Action Committee once again dominate this year's Labour Women's Conference (Bournemouth International Centre June 16th-18th). Following the clean sweep for the long-standing WAC demands at last year's imaginatively on its successes. This year three WAC model resolutions have been adopted by a total of 15 women's organisations.
ONE CALLS for Parliament to operate a normal working day in an attempt break down the gentleman's club atmosphere of the House of Commons, some MPs still taking the nineteenth century view of the House as an after-hours walching noje A second WAC resolution calls on the facility for an additional woman CLP delegate agreed tional conference to be extended to trade unions. to enable trade union women to play a Dall Labour Party affairs. It is on the union side that the overwhelming male domination of Conference the committee has moved on to build is most apparent.
But arguably the most challenging WAC resolution relates to the election of the Women's Section of Ene NEC. Following the WAC-inspired '84 Women's Conference, the '85 WAC model calls on the Nanceal Committee to organise a shadow election for the Women's Section.
(Press Officer WAC).
Nominations would be sought all eligáble women's organisations in time for elections to take place at the '86 Women's WAC believes that such an elecLIOT would shop _up lne yawning gulf between the present women those that rank file would wish to elect themselves To recite again the demand that the Women's Conference elect the NEC Women's Section sound: dry, but the consequences of male domination in the Labour Party are far from academic.
The reality of Party power by middle-aged, white, conThey very little different from the average civil servant, bank manager businessman, especially those drawn the union side.
Like all men of this ilk, they cling desperately to the outdated stereotype of blue collar married-manin both their personal politics and their decision making Anyone who doubts this should see the puzzled •isDeuel greets women when they ask for what ought automatic provision that women are chosen for Party women's organiser pasto The painful struggie with such men has hausted many a sister, and the only numbers. White men are UNUUCY privileged. However they differ on politics and personal style. they can confidently recognise wherever they see images of success and power They can never know the alienating experience of constantly facing other, and being the out sider, the sore thumb sucking out. ine connes ion between sexual politics feminist reform is a profound one "ne WAC demands will pave the way for both.
This article was reprinted the issue of Labour Briefing.
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