A number of businesses have also said they will close or show support in other ways, including Violette Bakery and Belly Wine Bar in Boston, Pizzeria Paradiso in DC, and Brick House Art Gallery and Tres Hermanas Mexican Restaurant in Sacramento. “What we’re doing is trying to take that one step further because we are black women”, Winter said. If you joined the Women’s Marches on 21 January, the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, to protest prejudice, misogyny and racism, you’ll know that powerful feeling of taking action. That goes for women who work at home as well, at 3:08 p.m., they say, take a break.
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Today is International Women’s Day – and the 2017 theme is Be Bold For Change. We can collectively help women advance and unleash the limitless potential offered to economies the world over.
Netflix also stated that if its staff wants to observe International Women’s Day, they are free to do so. It reminds of the saying that has been applied to this struggle since day one – ‘one step forward, two steps back!’ The strike was scheduled to coincide with the United Nations’ official International Women’s Day, which has been celebrated for more than a century.
International Women’s Day, March 8, is a day meant to tout the social, economic, cultural and political successes of women while urging more gender equality. This day marked the demand of strong rights for women, including the right to vote, to hold public office, and a voice against employment and sex discrimination.
Shouldn’t men get their own day too though?
Class 6 students from the Maamaloa Primary School, Hilliard Memorial School and St Francis of Assisi Primary School participated in an essay competition to educate boys and girls about respect for each other and ending violence against our women and children.
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English sophomore Sarai Aparicio said that even though women today have more rights than in previous years, the work towards equality must continue, both in the US and internationally.
