IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

SP-AKOLE Wanted: thereal imageof women

Socialist Challenge No. 14, 22 September 1977 · p. 15 of the scan · 365 words

The scan: sc-n14-sep-22-1977.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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Chulrwoman, EWT TELEVISION production ussisprese continually refers to them as 'giris" or "Girl Fridays". Air ITHIEC CORRIN SOUNETES CANE SH dostrial action. They are referred to as 'men".

Boch groups of people ar loine demanding technical work Both are in mach the same Bee-crouD. Bocb are beide taid g' much the same level. Yer the TV workers are down-graded to the leter of enole hat io prety:

cropty: headed young females These are nat isolated inci dents. Euch day's medin can offer countess examples. But the WEW MES Sh OOTC SCICOW nothing or care. It's time some thing was dooe on a broad level and not just left to the handful who are active among the ranks of working journalists It seems regrettahly inevicable IMAI WOHLETAPCEAICE dollies with us for seine timbe to Market research SOWE TC WEE ACC aCW ailly sell papers and uniess there is a call from millions of readers to TEGN HOE DAT'INOTA VICINT BOOKMARX CLUB wincker in n sannker's atatu have this type of female degraSHLON IMOV CAuDa eliminated, Bur discriminatory referenoes to women in tbr media can and must be removed start has been made in The National Union of Journal evidence and actioe ist' Equality Working Party has chlished a tory references to women whic are blatantly insulting.

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Uptil the acritudes of writers -inbred bul often onintentiona? are chunged, this campaign must go on with as broad a base as i WEGSLOE LIEUWOOUL CEC CODEE Please send examples or a note of any action and the response to NUT Equnlity Working Party, Acore Hoese, 314 Gruy' te teige ateam et, prie Roed, Loeden WC1X SDP 30p (incuding pap) from the NUJ al the same addiess.

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