#GAReads | The "Day Without a Woman" strike, explained
by Elvert Barnes [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
"The "Day Without a Woman" strike, explained":
March 8 is International Women’s Day, which is usually celebrated in the US with a feel-good awareness campaign about the importance of women’s rights. But this year, grassroots activists around the world are planning something more radical — a women’s general strike, both to oppose President Donald Trump and to make a big push for women’s equality.