"Day Without A Woman" - General Strike - March 8, 2017

Ms. Haiku

FYI, March 8 is International Womens Day which used to be called International Working Women’s Day. This isn't the first time women would strike for equality. When women would first strike it was for suffrage as well. The first International Women’s Day was in 1909.

To have a women’s strike on March 8 makes sense. 2017 UN theme is "Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50/50 by 2030.

When I first heard of the 2017 March 8 Women on Strike March it was a march in Ireland to support women's reproductive freedom. I heard about it after the January 21 Women’s March. Since the Irish and other countries showed solidarity with US marchers I planned on showing it back.

If I am lucky I will have a new job, and instead of marching I may donate money to a charity that supports women, and retweet or repost information about all of the marches. This may be one of those cool global statements. I'm pretty excited about the day.

my2hands

The President stated Roe v Wade should be overturned and women should be punished if they had one performed. He now has the power to appoint federal judges all across the country, including the Supreme Court. Mike Pence is even further to the right.

The war against states abortion laws & rights across the country in republican held states.

The war on planned parenthood currently waged by republicans with Mike Pence as a lead architect.

Healthcare... such as contraceptives being covered... remember that pig Rush Limbaugh referring to women as slut's a few years ago in that debate???

Literally almost every single issue currently effects women more than men... whether us men like it or not... how many more single parent mothers are there as opposed to single father's? You think the minimum wage issue doesn't affect the millions of single mother parents out there? You think health care access doesn't affect every single woman out there, especially mothers??? You think the future of education doesn't affect all the mothers out there??? Women far outnumber men in college degrees, you think the cost of education doesn't affect them??? Equal pay in the workforce???

Literally every issue is a women's issue, and you right wing trolls ask what's the ruckus all about? For God's sake man, it's all around you.

Wake up and smell the coffee

PJPOWER

mace1229 said:

my2hands said:

http://www.vox.com/2016/7/14/12189446/mike-pence-planned-parenthood?yptr=yahoo

I'm guessing from the string of links that you are posing issues people have with current propositions.
But my question was how does this walkout address that? The original link posted stated that the walkout was to demonstrate the importance of women in our community.
So I am gathering that either the original post was incorrect and this march is about women's rights and not about their value in our culture, or many joining the cause unsure what it is really about, or that I am completely clueless as to the amount of people who actually find women useless in our society.

Come on dude! If they called it what it actually was, they wouldn't get as big of a crowd. Branding 101, create a slogan that represents more than the audience that the actual cause represents.

my2hands

my2hands said:

The President stated Roe v Wade should be overturned and women should be punished if they had one performed. He now has the power to appoint federal judges all across the country, including the Supreme Court. Mike Pence is even further to the right.

The war against states abortion laws & rights across the country in republican held states.

The war on planned parenthood currently waged by republicans with Mike Pence as a lead architect.

Healthcare... such as contraceptives being covered... remember that pig Rush Limbaugh referring to women as slut's a few years ago in that debate???

Literally almost every single issue currently effects women more than men... whether us men like it or not... how many more single parent mothers are there as opposed to single father's? You think the minimum wage issue doesn't affect the millions of single mother parents out there? You think health care access doesn't affect every single woman out there, especially mothers??? You think the future of education doesn't affect all the mothers out there??? Women far outnumber men in college degrees, you think the cost of education doesn't affect them??? Equal pay in the workforce???

Literally every issue is a women's issue, and you right wing trolls ask what's the ruckus all about? For God's sake man, it's all around you.

Wake up and smell the coffee

HughFreakingDillon

I think some people need to start their own march: "A Day Without White Male Americans". See how that works out for you. Tip: BYOBA (bring your own body armour)

PJPOWER

my2hands said:

my2hands said:

The President stated Roe v Wade should be overturned and women should be punished if they had one performed. He now has the power to appoint federal judges all across the country, including the Supreme Court. Mike Pence is even further to the right.

The war against states abortion laws & rights across the country in republican held states.

The war on planned parenthood currently waged by republicans with Mike Pence as a lead architect.

Healthcare... such as contraceptives being covered... remember that pig Rush Limbaugh referring to women as slut's a few years ago in that debate???

Literally almost every single issue currently effects women more than men... whether us men like it or not... how many more single parent mothers are there as opposed to single father's? You think the minimum wage issue doesn't affect the millions of single mother parents out there? You think health care access doesn't affect every single woman out there, especially mothers??? You think the future of education doesn't affect all the mothers out there??? Women far outnumber men in college degrees, you think the cost of education doesn't affect them??? Equal pay in the workforce???

Literally every issue is a women's issue, and you right wing trolls ask what's the ruckus all about? For God's sake man, it's all around you.

Wake up and smell the coffee

I get all of those things except that there are tons of women that are pro-life that should be represented as well, so that is not just a women's rights issue. It's a moral/ethical/legal issue. I guess they could join on the basis of the right for women to be conservative and pro-life...but most liberals would just prefer those women "shut up".
I still don't get the "a day without" thing though. There is no opposition to women in society or in the workforce or having access to healthcare. Certain types of healthcare are up for debate, but that's another conversation. For protests to work, you need a clear message...so I just doubt this one will have much impact...that's all I'm saying. I could be wrong. Liberals assume all women are on board with pro-choice stance, but that is simply not the case.

HughFreakingDillon

PJPOWER said:

my2hands said:

my2hands said:

The President stated Roe v Wade should be overturned and women should be punished if they had one performed. He now has the power to appoint federal judges all across the country, including the Supreme Court. Mike Pence is even further to the right.

The war against states abortion laws & rights across the country in republican held states.

The war on planned parenthood currently waged by republicans with Mike Pence as a lead architect.

Healthcare... such as contraceptives being covered... remember that pig Rush Limbaugh referring to women as slut's a few years ago in that debate???

Literally almost every single issue currently effects women more than men... whether us men like it or not... how many more single parent mothers are there as opposed to single father's? You think the minimum wage issue doesn't affect the millions of single mother parents out there? You think health care access doesn't affect every single woman out there, especially mothers??? You think the future of education doesn't affect all the mothers out there??? Women far outnumber men in college degrees, you think the cost of education doesn't affect them??? Equal pay in the workforce???

Literally every issue is a women's issue, and you right wing trolls ask what's the ruckus all about? For God's sake man, it's all around you.

Wake up and smell the coffee

I get all of those things except that there are tons of women that are pro-life that should be represented as well, so that is not just a women's rights issue. It's a moral/ethical/legal issue. I guess they could join on the basis of the right for women to be conservative and pro-life...but most liberals would just prefer those women "shut up".
I still don't get the "a day without" thing though. There is no opposition to women in society or in the workforce or having access to healthcare. Certain types of healthcare are up for debate, but that's another conversation. For protests to work, you need a clear message...so I just doubt this one will have much impact...that's all I'm saying. I could be wrong. Liberals assume all women are on board with pro-choice stance, but that is simply not the case.

oh, come on. "liberals assume all women are on board with pro-choice". gimme a break. of course it's not the case.

oftenreading

PJPOWER said:

my2hands said:

my2hands said:

The President stated Roe v Wade should be overturned and women should be punished if they had one performed. He now has the power to appoint federal judges all across the country, including the Supreme Court. Mike Pence is even further to the right.

The war against states abortion laws & rights across the country in republican held states.

The war on planned parenthood currently waged by republicans with Mike Pence as a lead architect.

Healthcare... such as contraceptives being covered... remember that pig Rush Limbaugh referring to women as slut's a few years ago in that debate???

Literally almost every single issue currently effects women more than men... whether us men like it or not... how many more single parent mothers are there as opposed to single father's? You think the minimum wage issue doesn't affect the millions of single mother parents out there? You think health care access doesn't affect every single woman out there, especially mothers??? You think the future of education doesn't affect all the mothers out there??? Women far outnumber men in college degrees, you think the cost of education doesn't affect them??? Equal pay in the workforce???

Literally every issue is a women's issue, and you right wing trolls ask what's the ruckus all about? For God's sake man, it's all around you.

Wake up and smell the coffee

I get all of those things except that there are tons of women that are pro-life that should be represented as well, so that is not just a women's rights issue. It's a moral/ethical/legal issue. I guess they could join on the basis of the right for women to be conservative and pro-life...but most liberals would just prefer those women "shut up".
I still don't get the "a day without" thing though. There is no opposition to women in society or in the workforce or having access to healthcare. Certain types of healthcare are up for debate, but that's another conversation. For protests to work, you need a clear message...so I just doubt this one will have much impact...that's all I'm saying. I could be wrong. Liberals assume all women are on board with pro-choice stance, but that is simply not the case.

No, liberals don't assume that all women are pro- choice; we're just in favour of protecting the rights of all women to appropriate health care, including but not limited to abortions. Because it's amazing how a choice can change when it's your own body you're thinking about, not someone else's body.

tweedyfanjen

Ms. Haiku said:

FYI, March 8 is International Womens Day which used to be called International Working Women’s Day. This isn't the first time women would strike for equality. When women would first strike it was for suffrage as well. The first International Women’s Day was in 1909.

To have a women’s strike on March 8 makes sense. 2017 UN theme is "Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50/50 by 2030.

When I first heard of the 2017 March 8 Women on Strike March it was a march in Ireland to support women's reproductive freedom. I heard about it after the January 21 Women’s March. Since the Irish and other countries showed solidarity with US marchers I planned on showing it back.

If I am lucky I will have a new job, and instead of marching I may donate money to a charity that supports women, and retweet or repost information about all of the marches. This may be one of those cool global statements. I'm pretty excited about the day.

Thanks for your post. I will be donating to Planned Parenthood on that day.

my2hands

228 years... 45 presidents... 0 women... even though they represent half of the population

is there a bigger issue than that?

josevolution

Ms. Haiku said:

FYI, March 8 is International Womens Day which used to be called International Working Women’s Day. This isn't the first time women would strike for equality. When women would first strike it was for suffrage as well. The first International Women’s Day was in 1909.

To have a women’s strike on March 8 makes sense. 2017 UN theme is "Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50/50 by 2030.

When I first heard of the 2017 March 8 Women on Strike March it was a march in Ireland to support women's reproductive freedom. I heard about it after the January 21 Women’s March. Since the Irish and other countries showed solidarity with US marchers I planned on showing it back.

If I am lucky I will have a new job, and instead of marching I may donate money to a charity that supports women, and retweet or repost information about all of the marches. This may be one of those cool global statements. I'm pretty excited about the day.

Thanks for pointing this out there is a couple of posters here that can't come to grips with these marches they are in disbelief !!

mace1229

josevolution said:

Ms. Haiku said:

FYI, March 8 is International Womens Day which used to be called International Working Women’s Day. This isn't the first time women would strike for equality. When women would first strike it was for suffrage as well. The first International Women’s Day was in 1909.

To have a women’s strike on March 8 makes sense. 2017 UN theme is "Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50/50 by 2030.

When I first heard of the 2017 March 8 Women on Strike March it was a march in Ireland to support women's reproductive freedom. I heard about it after the January 21 Women’s March. Since the Irish and other countries showed solidarity with US marchers I planned on showing it back.

If I am lucky I will have a new job, and instead of marching I may donate money to a charity that supports women, and retweet or repost information about all of the marches. This may be one of those cool global statements. I'm pretty excited about the day.

Thanks for pointing this out there is a couple of posters here that can't come to grips with these marches they are in disbelief !!

It isn't disbelief, it is the lack of a clear goal that is in question.
Many protests/marches lacked any clear goals or agendas (occupy, many of the BLM movements for example) and as a result were seen as a bunch of people who wanted to cause trouble or with nothing better to do.
The marches last month at least had a clear mission, to prove there is power in numbers and the resistance the government will have with the perceived pathway.
On the other hand, "A day without a ______" march is usually intended to demonstrate how important a group is to society when that particular group is threatened to be removed from society. Usually illegals when strict immigration rules were threatened, or their jobs were in jeopardy due to new labor laws would they have a "Day Without a Mexican" protest to show their relevence. It was their way of saying "you need us more than we need you" to try and show the impact if they suddenly were no longer here or able to work.

The goal for this event was said to be to demonstrate the importance of women in our society. But no one is arguing that. Even groups who you feel threaten women's rights are not trying to convince anyone they do not play an important role in society. I've asked 4 or 5 times why this is necessary and I haven't seen what I consider a real answer to that, mostly just information about abortion laws, which has nothing to do with this particular event, nor does it address what the purpose of this march is said to be.

If anyone is passionate about this cause they should be more interested in spreading the agenda and why they feel it is important to prove the impact that women do have. Because without a clear agenda or goal for this day, it will be seen by many as just another pointless protest filled with clueless protesters, like the Occupy movement became.

If everyone participating is fighting for women's rights, then that needs to be the clear message, and I don't think a walkout is the typical method, since those protests are usually used to prove the relevance they have in society like the organizers have stated (which isn't in question).

Dirtie_Frank

my2hands said:

The President stated Roe v Wade should be overturned and women should be punished if they had one performed. He now has the power to appoint federal judges all across the country, including the Supreme Court. Mike Pence is even further to the right.

The war against states abortion laws & rights across the country in republican held states.

The war on planned parenthood currently waged by republicans with Mike Pence as a lead architect.

Healthcare... such as contraceptives being covered... remember that pig Rush Limbaugh referring to women as slut's a few years ago in that debate???

Literally almost every single issue currently effects women more than men... whether us men like it or not... how many more single parent mothers are there as opposed to single father's? You think the minimum wage issue doesn't affect the millions of single mother parents out there? You think health care access doesn't affect every single woman out there, especially mothers??? You think the future of education doesn't affect all the mothers out there??? Women far outnumber men in college degrees, you think the cost of education doesn't affect them??? Equal pay in the workforce???

Literally every issue is a women's issue, and you right wing trolls ask what's the ruckus all about? For God's sake man, it's all around you.

Wake up and smell the coffee

"If Congress were to pass legislation making abortion illegal and the federal courts upheld this legislation, or any state were permitted to ban abortion under state and federal law, the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman. The woman is a victim in this case as is the life in her womb. My position has not changed — like Ronald Reagan, I am pro-life with exceptions."
— A statement clarifying Donald Trump's above remarks from his campaign in March 2016

KC138045

my2hands said:

228 years... 45 presidents... 0 women... even though they represent half of the population

is there a bigger issue than that?

I'm sorry but I don't think this is an issue at all. I'm sure someday there will be a women President but as of now only one has tried.

HughFreakingDillon

KC138045 said:

my2hands said:

228 years... 45 presidents... 0 women... even though they represent half of the population

is there a bigger issue than that?

I'm sorry but I don't think this is an issue at all. I'm sure someday there will be a women President but as of now only one has tried.

only one has been able to get far enough in the political system of the US TO try.

KC138045

HughFreakingDillon said:

KC138045 said:

my2hands said:

228 years... 45 presidents... 0 women... even though they represent half of the population

is there a bigger issue than that?

I'm sorry but I don't think this is an issue at all. I'm sure someday there will be a women President but as of now only one has tried.

only one has been able to get far enough in the political system of the US TO try.

Do you think female politicians are being held back from running or just a lack of female politicians in general? I think currently there are only 4 active governors who are women.

Godfather.

I would suggest a " day without men " but with only liberals attending it would likely be a small (very small) crowd. LOL !!!!!!
com'on you laughed.....inside you know you did.

Ms. Haiku

Victoria Woodhall was the first woman to run for president (1872) . . .women couldn't vote until 1920.

josevolution

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Godfather. said:

I would suggest a " day without men " but with only liberals attending it would likely be a small (very small) crowd. LOL !!!!!!
com'on you laughed.....inside you know you did.

yeah like the small crowd that showed up in DC the day after president bafoons inauguration , small like that ?

Ms. Haiku

KC138045 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

KC138045 said:

my2hands said:

228 years... 45 presidents... 0 women... even though they represent half of the population

is there a bigger issue than that?

I'm sorry but I don't think this is an issue at all. I'm sure someday there will be a women President but as of now only one has tried.

only one has been able to get far enough in the political system of the US TO try.

Do you think female politicians are being held back from running or just a lack of female politicians in general? I think currently there are only 4 active governors who are women.

It's because some men are scared of women in power, and not all women realize they could be powerful. . .but this is becoming neutralized as more women have executive roles. It's taking a while.