IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Larry Lamb, editor of the 'We're selling a product in the same way, I suppose, as one might sell soap

Socialist Challenge No. 131, 24 January 1980 · p. 15 of the scan · 320 words

The scan: sc-n131-jan-24-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 15 of the scan

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Reinforcement above. In the UK Press Gazette, the examiner Nationa Council. for the Training Journalists declared that 'the increase recruitment of women extremely worrying trend... Whatever is said about sex discrimination and views.

in driving equal opportunity it is a plain simple unavoidable fact that the majority of young women expect to become wives, and equally true that many of them are also likel to become mothers or will wish to work only part-time.

only answer to sexism on training courses and in the wider world of of journalism. • deal for women in is an generally, a lobby could also press for reporting about women that is fair, responsible and not sensational.

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