Views from A Day Without A Woman in New York City
International Women’s Day has its roots in protest. A 1909 strike by the Women Garment Workers of New York against unsafe working conditions is considered to be the first ever women’s day. More than a century later, the day continues to bring attention to injustices facing women, in America and around the world, and has frequently sparked organized efforts in the fight for equality.
One of those recent efforts was yesterday’s general strike, known as A Day Without a Woman. Organized by the team behind the Women’s March this past January, A Day Without a Woman asked participants to “act together for equity, justice and the human rights of women and all gender-oppressed people, through a one-day demonstration of economic solidarity.”...