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‘This story rarely gets told’: 10 years of women’s resistance to austerity across Europe

From the UK to Greece, women have been hit hardest by austerity policies since the 2008 financial crisis. This month, 50.50 will spotlight our stories of resistance.

By Nandini Naira Archer
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Women protest for equal pay and dignity at work in Barcelona, March 2018.

Women protest for equal pay and dignity at work in Barcelona, March 2018 | Ramon Costa/Zuma Press/PA Images. All rights reserved

I was 17 and dating a particularly sexist boyfriend when the Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, sparking the global financial crisis and reshaping the world we live in. A decade on, I’ve lived the entirety of my ‘millennial’ adult life under austerity in the UK – and have found strength and friendship from families of resistance that women have created in response to years of harmful policies.

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