GLOBAL ISSUES NEW: International Women's Day

International Women's Day: Strikes and protests around the world

Woman of all around the world have left her work and are on strike as part of International Women's Day. This strike, "Day Without a Woman", is designed to highlight how important are woman to the Us national workforce.

Some schools were forced to close after staff walked out.

International Women's Day has began as a labour movement protest in 1908 and now it's an UN recognised annual event.

Today, 8th of March, thousands of women in the Us are expected not to work or spend money, to show their economic power and impact on society.

The President Donald Trump said on on Twitter he had tremendous respect for women but he has been accused of sexism and sexual assault.

In Ireland, women went on strike and wore black to protest against the country's abortion laws. Londres, Amsterdam and elsewhere held solidary protests for Irish laws.

In Poland, women started rallies and marches to demand protection against violence, equal rights and respect.

In Iceland, the government said there will be equal pay for the employers regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nacionality.

Women should be proud of beeing women. Today is the day which commemorates all women who fought for her rights. Nowadays we have not arrived at equality, neither in developed countries.

It is not fair that men earn more than women because of their sex. Woman's, apart from a job, have to do the housework, while man do not engage in these jobs.

In the XIX century, man was treated better than women, they had better life quality. But the International Women's Day is caused by the terrible fire of the textile factory of New York in 1911. There died 146 women workers. And there will always remember this day like the International Women's Day because of this awful accident.