Riding the New Wave: Feminism and the Labour party

Spurred on by social media and the effects of the recession, a new wave of feminism is gathering strength at an impressive pace. Meanwhile, our political parties struggle to offer inspiring solutions to the challenges people face in their daily lives. Is Labour in danger of becoming an irrelevance for this generation of feminists?

From Yas Nacati’s campaign for better sex education and disability campaigner Sue Marsh’s work fighting against government cuts to Lisa Clarke’s experience working for No More Page 3, this collection shows that Labour has much to learn from the feminist movement in countering political apathy.

Yet Labour can still be a vehicle for contemporary social activists to achieve lasting, systemic change in their fight for equality – if the party can find ways to hang on and enjoy the ride.

With contributions from:

• Ivana Bartoletti, chair of the Fabian Women’s Network and founder of its magazine Fabiana.
• Lisa Clarke, member of the No More Page 3 campaign
• Zita Holbourne, co-founder and national co-chair of BARAC UK
• Natacha Kennedy, academic at Goldsmiths College and a trans activist
• Lisa Nandy MP, Labour member of parliament for Wigan
• Yas Nacati, 18 year old feminist activist and campaigner living in London
• Fiona Mactaggart MP, Labour member of parliament for Slough
• Sue Marsh, writer and disability campaigner who blogs at the Diary of a Benefit Scrounger
• Kirsty McNeill, strategy consultant to some of the world’s leading campaigning organisations
• Anwen Muston, trans officer for LGBT Labour
• Stuart White, director of the Public Policy Unit and an associate professor of politics at Jesus College, Oxford