International Women’s Day: Roots in Radical History, Labor & Reproductive Rights

An important interview. We seemingly have come a long ways. And, with so many continuing, increasing, and looming threats to women's rights and human rights and the very welfare of life on Earth, we continue to have a long ways to go. May the celebration of International Women's Day and the fierce struggle for women's rights continue! ― Molly

March 8 marks International Women’s Day around the world, seeking to end gender discrimination, violence and abuse. We start the show by looking at the day’s roots in socialism, and what it means for the movement for reproductive justice in the United States. Our guest is Nancy Krieger, renowned professor of social epidemiology at Harvard University’s School of Public Health and director of the Interdisciplinary Concentration on Women, Gender, and Health. She’s also co-founder and chair of the Spirit of 1848 Caucus in the American Public Health Association, which links social justice and public health. International Women’s Day has always been a struggle for “the conditions in which people can thrive,” says Krieger.

Please go here for the original interview and full transcript: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/8/iwd_united_states