IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Engineers slam Buzby porn women

Socialist Challenge No. 209, 20 August 1981 · p. 8 of the scan · 469 words

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The offending was reproduced in British PCISCI Telecom's house magacine, together with an artiile entitled "Cutie Will Srush Cable Crunchers' which explained: Brishton model Jeanne pares all in an excavator 0OIO TOO CONTEdLEST here is more under the TACCES the eye.

The protest petition ras also been circulated to The accompanying letter argues: This poster is prosably the worst example. ilthough not an isolated ase, or a later comely demonstrated by BT advertising.

The group behind the anti-pornography camWomen in Tele com The group formed recently by women in British Telecom unions to push for action in their unions on women's issues and to encourage women's involvement in their union branches. And they have already had some effect in the largest, and probably the most male dominated POEU. these About four per cent of the POEU's members are women, mostly working in Post Office Tactories drawing offices. But the National Executive Council has no women representatives; the union has no special committees or advisory bodies for women and only two women delegates attended the last national conference.

Book The POEU'S first recognition of women in the union was a review of Anna Coote's book Hear This Brother' in the union journal. A flood of letters appear from following women members alike, congratulating the journal on its coverage. Committee in the union other that the union implement positive action for women going to continue to be debated over the next year.

Fight *Women in Telecom sce their campaign against portant part of their fight better opportunities for women in the industry. management in this sort of The sexism displayed advertising simply reinforces the traditional view which most male engineers have of theil Temale and militates possibility of against women is imporBADE SSIP THOUSE LECTE AES been campaign as vet. There is no law on one of the early signatories to the Women in Telecompetition. Speaking at STORE fringe meeting, he argued than the light against the oppression of women through pornography, as taken up by socialists, was far removed from the sexually repressive attitudes clean-up campaigners like Mary Whitehouse.

•Women in Telecom' will be continuing the fight for womens rights in the unions and the industry. For further information COLLE Women in Telecom Room 601 Moorgate TE Fore St London EC2 except in common law which recognises family honour as important.

Married women have the same right to work as anyone else in theory but in practice this means very little. Children start school at six. Before that there are only a few kindergartens and a small now decreas ing number factory creches. School holidays may be up to three months

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