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So we can see that right now the fight to retain single sex spaces has attracted many women to work in women's rights' organisations, as well as attracting resources (donations, support and awareness raising) from many ordinary women. Not many people would have guessed that this would be something women needed to fight for, but here we are.
Aside from this, what do you think the priorities are for women?
For me:
DV, rape and other types of MVAW; this could include working in criminal justice or policing, working in politics, creating media to oppose the culture of rape apology, and of course working in/funding refuges and centres for victims.
Pornography and prostitution; end the normalisation, find ways to support the women who want to leave these industries into finding independence again.
End the sexualisation of women in media; tell me why I can't go shopping without seeing a naked woman's butt? Objectification is the first step to dehumanisation and enables many of the other harms against women to take place.
Increase the economic independence of women. This is a HUGE topic and there are so many strategies that could be implemented here.
(Inspired to make this post partly by the website 80000 hours, an effective altruism organisation which researches the priorities for those who wish to use their careers for good. Unfortunately women's liberation is notably absent from the site.)
I like all the things you listed, but I would add to increase the number of women in powerful careers. Literally powerful; we want the lawmakers to be women. Judges, politicians, civil servants, etc
I would also add:
- social welfare for mothers
- doing something about obstetric violence and medical abuse by the OBGYNs in general
-reproductive rights
1 abortion rights, body autonomy
2 self respect at any cost. Get your 8-9 hour sleep opportunity every night instead of "going over to Kyle's to cuddle because he misses me and I'm lonely". Get your exercise 5 days a week instead of skipping to go on a date. Insist on condoms and dump men who hem and haw, even if you're on birth control
Women in custody and child support courts need *accountants*.
Housing, which may be location dependant. It's a mess in the US at least. It was incredibly hard to leave my ex husband and even then I had to deal with a few abusive landlords/roommates. I know so many other women who are or were stuck with bad men because even working 40 hours a week will not put a roof over your head (renting rooms and roommates is the very definition of housing insecurity unless you are VERY lucky) unless you're a well paid professional. It didn't used to be this way just a few years ago.