MALE ORDER | Socialist Action 1983

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British nuclear policy is illustrated by the govern ment's banning ot trade unions at GCHQ, in direct LU T demand from the Americans, and the 102 US bases in this country.

All groups should now write to CND National Goodwin St, London N4 Council знО demanding tional demonstration, arrive before the next meeting on 8 April. They should nake their own preparations l alisDorl demonstration on 9 June. 'MEN and matters' is the very appropriate name of a column in the Financia Even women (who presumably column reports don't matter that much it reports from an compromisingly male point of view this little gem from a report on the election of Krenda Deal to the general secretary. ship of Sogat:

'Male reveals the FT, rivals Sogat,' 'have been taken by surprise that this looking, smartly-dressed blonde, who tries avoid controversial argument has barnstormed ner way to une leadersap of Sogat in less than a year'!

Ms Dean who was formerly president of the print union Sogat 82, is the first woman to lead a TUC-affiliated Unfortunately, MIS Dean is politically of Bill Keys, gelleld Ms Dean is also one of the 'I pulled myself up by my own bootstraps there's no other women can't do the same' school. She quoted in all the papers on the day after her elec. tion as saying 'I have never sought any favours or specia consideration because of sex and I do not intend to start now. and 'i hope I have been person capable of doin Encouraging women Brenda Dean Male bureaucrats and the ur movement will be right wing against positive action. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating. One woman general secretary is hardin proportion to the number of women in the unions. do does Ms Jeal thin they're all thick and then what is the explanation for representation of women in the leadership of unions and the TUC?

Ms Dean hopes that her success 'will encourage other women to forward'. But achon help to relentless personal alla institutionalised discrimination against women, hopes will stay just that.

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