Donald Trump’s Tweets About International Women’s Day Were Predictably Not Well Received

“Wear something red or your pussyhat from the Women’s March and find a way to talk about it with your co-workers”.

First celebrated on February 28, 1909, in NY, it was initially “International Working Women’s Day” – a tribute to the 1908 strike where 15, 000 women marched in the city demanding social and political rights under the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union.

Sign up to our daily newsletter for your chance to win. The January Women’s March drew massive crowds of demonstrators in Washington, DC and around the nation, and was backlash against President Donald Trump on his first full day in office. How are you celebrating International Women’s Day? A school district in North Carolina has also canceled classes. I also believe general strikes are a powerful protest tool-I was in awe when the women of Poland used the tactic to successfully stop their government from banning abortion just a few months ago.

International Women’s Day is Wednes- day, March 8 and it feels somehow more important this year.

Among the US strikers on Wednesday is Sabrina Stein, a program coordinator at the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum who lives in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

While many people think this is a community where we have achieved equality, unfortunately the data tells us that while we have come some way to creating a more equal community, there is still much work to be done.

Several members of Rochester NOW – the National Organization for Women, gathered at Premier Pastry on South Avenue, which is co-owned by a woman.

Although Hulvey said that many of her immediate friends are like-minded on the issues, the most common statement she heard in opposition of recent women’s rights efforts is: what rights don’t you have?

But whoever can participate should, says Stein.

The organizers, however, have said that women who can protest will strike for those who cannot.

The rally will highlight the indispensable contributions women make to the economy, with particular focus on the work of the least visible among us.

Not everyone is striking, of course.

As they did with the women’s march, the organizers for the “A Day Without a Woman” strike have largely used social media to gain support and spread the word. Organizers say men can get involved as well by attending a rally, or helping with domestic work and child care responsibilities. “And, you know, I have had a great relationship with women”. International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the valuable achievements women have made across the world and a time to reflect on the progress made to advance equality for women.

In England and Wales alone, two women are killed every week by a current or former partner.