Neverthless, the changes in the world economy aren't all bad news. They can be turned to the benefit of women. As women are drawn into paid work, into work outside the home, this can give them independence. Old patriarchal structures are breaking down. Most importantly, the new workplaces and the new communities in the cities make chances for working class women to organise and fight together.
Women are in the march world wide.
And in taking up these fights, they find they are up against a whole connected system of business, profiteers and governments. The problem for global capitalism is that it wants women's labour power at its disposal but doesn't want to pay for the consequences. It would like women to go on doing their traditional task, child rearing and unpaid housework, while boosting the supply of cheaper labour. All this happens not just because of sexist politicians, ruthless individual bosses and oppressive husbands and fathers. It happens because, without women's oppression within the family, capitalism could not exist.