A-Infos (en) Czech, CAS: WOMEN'S RIGHTS? THERE IS STILL SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR! (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

We, social anarchists, regularly commemorate International Women's Day. 
But it often has a different meaning for us than what is officially 
attributed to it. Our point is not to thank women for giving birth and 
taking care of the family. We are not interested in reminding once a 
year that women should be a full part of society. And we certainly will 
not agree to the fact that women are assigned undignified and inferior 
roles and their opportunities are structurally limited. ---- 
International Women's Day is a challenge to us throughout the year to 
stand up for the equal status of men and women, not only in society as a 
whole, but also within our movement, which willy-nilly carries with it 
many patriarchal patterns that they are instilled in us from birth.

The struggle for women's equality cannot be separated from the social 
problems we as women and men have to face under capitalism - our 
struggle as workers is the same. From birth, women and men are forced 
into stereotypical roles by society that tell them what they should and 
shouldn't do in order to be respected in society. However, the working 
woman is exploited in two ways: as a worker by capitalism and as a woman 
by patriarchy.

Although the idea of International Women's Day was devalued by the 
Bolshevik regime, which used this important day for its own purposes. 
We, as anarchists, are trying to return it to its original meaning - to 
strengthen the solidarity of women, but also men, in solving social 
problems caused by capitalism and patriarchy.

International Women's Day cannot be considered a Bolshevik holiday, nor 
can 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 the 
Bolsheviks, 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 be 
solved by so-called equal opportunity capitalism. More women ministers, 
businesswomen and bosses do not remove the hierarchy that we as 
anarchists reject. At the same time, we realize that women and men 
cannot stand apart in the struggle for a free society. Inequality is not 
only between classes but also between genders. The inequalities that 
flow from capitalism and patriarchy must be addressed together, not only 
in public but also in private life. Revolutionary changes in society 
cannot be separated from the revolution of everyday life.

Czechoslovak Anarchist Association - CAS

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