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Thursday 9 March 2017
Women go on strike in US to show their economic clout

A few hundred people wouldn’t run without us,”
gathered on the lawn out- said Whitney Sullivan, a
side Los Angeles City Hall 27-year-old barista who
to rally for women’s rights. planned to attend a rally.
Julie D’Angelo took the In New York, a statue of
day off from her job in mu- a fearless-looking girl was
sic licensing, saying she placed in front of Wall
wanted to stand for those Street’s famous charging
women who can’t afford bull sculpture. The girl ap-
time away from work or are peared to be staring down
too intimidated to ask for the animal. A plaque at her
the day off. feet read: “Know the pow-
Hundreds of women er of women in leadership.
dressed in red and holding SHE makes a difference.”
signs with photos of their lo- As part of the Day Without
cal lawmakers gathered at a Woman protest, women
the Utah Capitol to remind were also urged to refrain
legislators they are closely from shopping.
watching how they handle Some criticized the strike,
women’s issues. warning that many women
In Denver, several hundred cannot afford to miss work
people marched silently or find child care. Organiz-
Iris Pelfrey, 4, sits on a curb while holding a sign during an International Women’s Day rally, around the state Capitol. ers asked those unable to
Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Cincinnati. Around the country, people called on women to stay Kelly Warren brought her skip work to wear red in
home from work and not spend money in stories or online to show their economic clout on Amer- daughters, ages 3 and 12. solidarity.
ica’s fabric. “We wanted to represent Monique LaFonta Leone,
(AP Photo/John Minchillo) every marginalized woman a 33-year-old health care
School in such places as the Capitol to address a whose voice doesn’t count consultant in Colorado
Continued from front Prince George’s County, cheering crowd of several as much as a man’s,” said Springs, Colorado, had to
A crowd of about 1,000 Maryland; Alexandria, hundred people. Warren, a sales associate in work but put on a red shirt
people, the vast majority of Virginia; and Chapel Hill, Dressed in red, the law- the male-dominated con- and donated to charity,
them women, gathered on North Carolina, canceled makers criticized efforts to struction industry. including Planned Parent-
New York’s Fifth Avenue in classes after hundreds of repeal the Affordable Care Some businesses and insti- hood. “I have bills to pay,
the shadow of Trump Tow- teachers and other em- Act and eliminate federal tutions said they would ei- but I wanted to make my
er. Women wore red and ployees let it be known funding for Planned Par- ther close or give female voice heard, no matter
waved signs reading “Nev- they would be out. In Provi- enthood. employees the day off. how quiet,” she said. “I also
ertheless she persisted,” dence, Rhode Island, the House Minority Leader The owners of the Grind- wanted to make a state-
‘’Misogyny out of the White municipal court closed for Nancy Pelosi encouraged core House in Philadelphia ment to say that women
House now” and “Resist lack of staff members. more women to go into closed their vegan coffee are doing it for themselves.
like a girl.” Thirteen people In Washington, more than politics, saying, “You have shop, where eight of the 10 We’re out here in the work-
were arrested for blocking 20 Democratic female rep- marched for progress. Now employees are women. force and making a differ-
traffic, police said. resentatives walked out of you must run for office.” “The place definitely ence every day.”q
‘Fearless Girl’ statue stares down Wall Street’s iconic bull

NEW YORK (AP) — A new her waist, ponytailed head
statue of a resolute young held high. “Know the pow-
girl staring down Wall er of women in leadership.
Street’s famous Charging SHE makes a difference,”
Bull was erected by a ma- reads a plaque at her feet.
jor asset managing firm for “As a steward of nearly $2.5
International Women’s Day trillion of assets, we want to
to make a point: There’s a engage with boards and
dearth of women on the management around is-
boards of the largest U.S. sues that we think will drive
corporations. core results,” said Lori Hei-
State Street Global Advi- nel, State Street’s deputy
sors, the Boston-based in- global chief investment of-
vestment giant, had the ficer. “And what you find
statue created to push repeatedly is having more
companies to increase the diverse boards and more
number of women direc- diverse senior manage-
tors. Artist Kristen Visbal’s ment will actually drive bet-
“Fearless Girl” drew crowds ter results for companies.”
Wednesday that initially Twenty-five percent of the
came to pose for pictures Russell 3000 — a broad in-
with the bull, but the novel- dex of U.S. companies —
ty quickly became a New People stop to photograph the “Fearless Girl” statue, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in New York. have no women on their
York hot spot. The statue was installed by investment firm State Street Global Advisors. An inscription at the base boards, according to State
The girl is sculpted in bronze, reads, “Know the power of women in leadership. She makes a difference.” Street, which manages
her hands firmly planted on (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) many of their assets.q