HURST and RIC SISSONS report.
In an effort to win the women's vote the reminding people that Giscard, President, created Government secretariat on vomen's questions and that the Simone Neil lau wona aoocon ngab anu facilities, The Communist Parly (PCF) prociaims itself to be the only icminist party because it has outlined a future law on the women's question. The Socialist Party (PS) recently beld a national conference on women MEETE party's Francois Mitterrand, declared that be was a feminist!
ABORTION Recent opinion polls revesl that women do Dor trust lc political partier. per ocnt thought that political pacties are led by men, who exclude womea troi Ie discussiont. The official Ligures given by the parties themscives number of somen in their leadership supports that asserHou coc exame toe Fer Das only 2 women amongst the 21 DCTCE O tEs egeng Door. the Political Bureau.
The fact is that none of the forward solutions position of women in society None deals assuci such childeure abortion, housework which women in cheir everyday life.
exam:plc. •the A LOT OF publicity has been sent 52 per cent of the voters. This explains why all the major parties have been publicly apologising for not standing more women on their elections slates. PAM Common Programme signed right is by hoth the PS and PCF has mortion hart New legiil DOLLAM tion of individual liberty and pranted the spirit of responsibility, will be elaborated."
French women are faced with problein whether to ignore the elections completely. Many argue that the conditions of women will not be changed by either the right, if they remain in power. leader the govermunent.
already declared that "refuse to give votes parties which contribute in perpetuating oppression." This atitude will amone many women disiliusioned with party polities.
A very different response has been Biven choose). This is a pro-abortion graup founded in 1972, led by LE VUIT KEOWA IAMYEE. deciding Halim, who defended many doctors whien abortion Hegal.
Choisir has docided to form an clectoral organisation "Choisir la cause des femmes" DELEGATES at the last congreas of the French Communiat Party.
on the hasis feminists in the movement have intends 1o stand they to the manageress.
lind an echo REFUSED by Choisir Party, sor do we March, whien WY H3 to take a position, (Choose the women's cause)
of a Women's concerned..
Programme® 100 women candidates on 12 March. The 100 include lawyers, doctors, In the barfisters, nurses anu even a programme passcd.
They state: We are not a the women's want to necome cne. Fdr the second proportional round of the clection, on 19 plus a inevitably choice will be between the left esch and the right they bave refused They state: We wilt decide on the basis of the votes and the position of the candidates as far as the women's question We will, however, choose the candidate who will adopt our programme or who comes nearest to il.
first round their includes :10 demands and 12 areas on which tacy would ake icaislpon to to They propose that Ministry becrested to deal with -question. In future elections they favoui representation. minimium of women both as candidates for party and on lendership. They denounce the failure of any advance on equa sugeest thal for one comples should their the MURRAY SMITH looks at the past week in France.
in su pport hecause to live topether to establish the independence of wamen and overcome the disision of labour within the family. All sexist stories and pictures should be renoved b the Coveroment Irom schoo tooks.
Rape cases should be judged in the most important courta in public, with juries on whom wourien are in the majority. On ESEHHLTO extension 1o 12 weeks of the rume in which an aborlon can be performed.
Realising it was very unlikely that they would win any of the legislative elections Choisir sent this request the major parlies: 'We ask all parties withoutexception.jo withdraw candidates in these districts where the majority and oppositio are evealy salanoed, and to commonl agree allow Choisir Cehelodica to nire 1ac 0c chance of being elected.' CONFUSE The Choisir progranme is positions of the major political parties, birl it cannor slaim to represent the women's mose nient. Forexample Choiur ouly calls for abortions withie period oE 12 Wocks which clearly conthebs the demand the momen's morenell *Iie right to choost The cal! Tor.
Women's Ministry has nevgi been discussed in the women!) JBUYCHII The major problem Choisir is thac il raker nu TONIICH the important politicel issue facing the Freoct working class anc oppressed cetions af society; the reniova 1 Discard and the risht-win Govermnent: They address their demands to both the right left, drawing distinction between then Certainly the record of the Socialist and CORNUTE Parties is not much better than Giscard. hut the CCICUIH victory of the P5 and PCF would fundamentally change ine Freach political situation giving the women's movement THIC fasourable posibility winning demands. The formation of a PCF-PS Government woald stumulate the class struggle and that women's morobeet woudd be better positioned to casure such aKUYCECHHESEAIULAEEE E demands.
INDEPENDENT The programame of the joint revolutionary slale, made up ot the Ligue Communiste RevoTutionaic IFreuch séction of the Fourth International), the TONTITES Commutistes pour 'Autogestion, and Organis tion Communiste des Travail leurs, takes a dear stand ou tite MOC SODCSIN Ib demnands include an ead to al Tors dises dictimination cqual pay for egen work: abortion on demand, paid fo for women inclecing miers and im migrants: agains SExisL violence and rape. establishment of batterci wonicn 'scentres.
Jt also cleariy sates that theg independent cmited woncn's movement, consider the building of this movement-to have decisive weieht in the Scuesle tor: so0ia5as Uli mately, we are fighting to ge lle workers moterient as whole, the workine class, to take up The demands •HEIL strugtie of women aguins theis apprcssioe and CERCI emancipation.