DISCOVER | Socialist Action 1983

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'IT IS CRUCIAL that women receive a fair deal from the Labour Party. Women inside the Party are rightly demanding greater power and responsibility, and in addition Labour must persuade millions of women to support socialist principles and positive action if a Labour government is to be elected at the next general election.

I am glad that the been raised by the CLPD Women's Action Committee and the London Region Women's com mittee in this leadership election. A Women's Manifesto should be drawn up by the NEC in conjunction with the women's organisation in the women's question has THERE IS a massive groundswell of support for women having a far greater voice and influence in the Labour Party. But the present structures are an Committee spoke to Jude ARKWRIGHT about the urgent need for change.

ference for the women's campaign wil be the deterence. and the demand ANN PETTIFOR from the Women's Action of women's organisation — but to me it's not sur. prising when we have no organisational framework which can enable women formulate and act on such issues.

'The vita issues are economic independence, fertility control and the ex ploitation of bodies.

Vital "hese issues were not raised clearly in Labour's election manifesto - the were touched on marginal.

often watered down. This shouldn't

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Eric Heffer on the women's organisation