The purpose of this campaign was simply to justify further reductions in benefit as part of the ruling class's strategy of cutting public spending. This approach has been continued by the Labour government and must be condemned outright and resisted. The incoming Labour government has, so far done little or nothing to improve the situation, and has exacerbated the plight of single mothers. Women at work are still, on average, paid less than men. The majority of Britain's poor are women.
Poverty experienced by women continues into old age due to the inequalities in pension rights.
We demand the reduction of the retirement age to 60 and for equalities in pension rights. Women are denied equality in education, political representation and job prospects. Harassment of women in their workplaces and on the streets remains commonplace, and in many workplaces is still regarded as acceptable practice. The immediate focus in the labour movement remains the fight for equal pay and rights for women at work, the fight for free abortion on demand and for comprehensive child care provision for all children and divorce on demand. In the longer term, we must continue to struggle to elevate the demands summarised in our Strategy for Revolution statement of 1992 and our 1995 Congress.