Schools and businesses across the US will shutter for the 'Day Without a Woman' strike

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March 7, 2017 5:16 PM

On International Women's Day, women are planning a massive protest.

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On March 8 — in celebration of International Women's Day and in defiance of the Trump administration — women and gender non-conforming people around the country will go on strike for A Day Without a Woman.

The strike was planned by the same organizers as the Women's March, a worldwide protest in January that had millions of participants around the world.

For women who can't miss work, the organizers say they can wear red in solidarity and avoid shopping (except at women or minority-owned businesses). Organizers are also planning

Several businesses and schools have announced that they will close in anticipation of the strike.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Organizers are encouraging men to help with domestic responsibilities and to rally alongside women for various issues, including equal pay and paid parental leave.

The goal is to stand up for gender equality, and to show how valuable women are to American society, the organizers write. The first International Women's Day (IWD) took place in February 1909,

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