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<\/center><\/p>\nEven though it is obvious that I belong to the far left of the political spectrum I\u2019ve always been reluctant to clearly define where I belong. I have this reluctance towards labels, and I want to be able to change my mind given the argumentation within any political area, so I refuse to firmly place myself within anarchism, socialism, communism or what ever. How ever, being a Norwegian woman having moved to London, my experiences have led me towards one label that I can\u2019t ignore. I am most definitely a feminist. I had no idea when moving to London that the differences in gender equality should become what I though of as most difficult having moved country. After all, both Norway and England are modern European democracies no? Well, the differences are enormous! Where as my old feminist mum always mention that Norway still has a bit to go before total equality between the genders are achieved, it is clear to me that England has a really long way to go. I mean, for instance, one single woman in government, what stupidity is that???<\/p>\n
That gender differences are something that affects women in England on a day to day basis was expressed brilliantly through a stream of tweets on twitter the 8th of March, the International Women\u2019s\u2019 Day. I followed the discussions with great interest, so did the Guardian\u2019s Linda Grant, who summarised it all in a thought-provoking article<\/a> March 12th. If you think that feminism is irrelevant in this day and age, and that gender equality is achieved, you really should have a read through her article, and while you\u2019re at it you should visit the website A Thousand Reasons<\/a> where the mentioned tweets have been stored, saved and published.<\/p>\n In England there is this organisation called the Women\u2019s Institutes<\/a>, the largest voluntary organisation for women in the UK, with 210,000 members in England, Wales and the Islands. Selv om det er \u00e5penbart at jeg h\u00f8rer hjemme langt til venstre p\u00e5 den politiske skalaen s\u00e5 har jeg alltid hatt motvilje mot \u00e5 klart definere n\u00f8yaktig hvor. Jeg har en \u201cting\u201d n\u00e5r det kommer til merkelapper, og jeg vil forbeholde meg retten til \u00e5 kunne ombestemme meg i m\u00f8te med politiske argumenter innenfor alle omr\u00e5der, s\u00e5 jeg nekter simpelthen \u00e5 bli plassert innenfor anarkisme, sosialisme, kommunisme eller hva det n\u00e5 enn skulle v\u00e6re. Til n\u00e5. For som norsk kvinne som har flyttet til London, gitt de erfaringene jeg har gjort meg her, opplever jeg at det er en merkelapp som ikke lar seg ignorere. Jeg er definitivt en feminist! Jeg hadde ingen anelse om de kj\u00f8nnsforskjellene som eksisterer i England, og hadde aldri trodd at dette skulle bli den st\u00f8rste utfordringen ved \u00e5 flytte til et annet land. Tross alt, b\u00e5de England og Norge er moderne demokratiske nasjoner, ikke sant? Vel, forskjellene er enorme! Som min gamle feminist mamma alltid vil poengtere at det fremdeles er litt \u00e5 gj\u00f8re f\u00f8r Norge er fullstendig likestilt, vil jeg p\u00e5st\u00e5 at England har virkelig en lang vei \u00e5 g\u00e5. For eksempel s\u00e5 er det \u00e9n enkelt kvinne i den engelske regjering, hvor tullerusk er ikke det? <\/p>\n At kj\u00f8nnsforskjellene er noe som daglig affekterer engelske kvinner ble tydeliggjort gjennom en twitterstr\u00f8m p\u00e5 8. mars, den internasjonale kvinnedagen. Jeg fulgte denne diskusjonen med stor interesse, det samme gjorde Linda Grant fra en av englands st\u00f8rste aviser the Guardian. Hun oppsummerte dette i en tankevekkende artikkel<\/a> 12. mars. Hvis du er en av de som tror at feminisme er irrelevant i v\u00e5r tid, og at likhet mellom kj\u00f8nnene er oppn\u00e5dd, s\u00e5 b\u00f8r du lese denne artikkelen. I samme slengen b\u00f8r du bes\u00f8ke A Thousand Reasons<\/a> hvor den nevnte twitterstr\u00f8mmen er gjengitt og publisert. <\/p>\n Her i England er det en organisasjon som heter the Women\u2019s Institutes<\/a>. Dette er den st\u00f8rste organisasjonen for kvinner i Storbritannia, med 210 000 medlemmer. Hvert \u00e5r gjennomf\u00f8rer min lokale WI gruppe, Stoke Newington WI<\/a>, en aksjon for \u00e5 markere og feire den internasjonale kvinnedagen. I \u00e5r ble dagen markert med knallhard \u201dtekstil graffiti\u201d. Deres februarm\u00f8ter gikk med p\u00e5 \u00e5 lage 35 t\u00f8y- og plastposekranser, samt 20 Suffragette rosetter, alle i fargene hvit, lilla og gr\u00f8nn, som tradisjonelt er kjent som suffragettefargene. Even though it is obvious that I belong to the far left of the political spectrum I\u2019ve always been reluctant to clearly define where I belong. 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\nThe WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities. Every year since my local, the Stoke Newington WI<\/a> was formed, there has been some kind of action to celebrate International Women’s day. This year the action was displayed through some hardcore “Textile Graffiti”. Their February meeting was spent making over 35 fabric and upcycled plastic garlands and 20 Suffragette Rosettes, all in the Suffragette colours white, green and purple. Now isn\u2019t that a great way to mark the day! Nemi and I went to have a look, and the result as you can see is pretty neat. We also enjoyed reading the notes with quotations and poetry from the Suffragette movement pinned on the tree under the decorations. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/maya-b.com\/blogimages\/wi3.jpg\")
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\nNemi og jeg gikk for \u00e5 ta en titt, og som du kan se p\u00e5 bildene s\u00e5 er denne gatekunsten temmelig stilig. Vi fant ogs\u00e5 stor glede i \u00e5 lese lappene med sitater og poesi fra suffragette bevegelsen, som var festet rundt p\u00e5 tr\u00e6rne under dekorasjonene. Fint ja!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"