A Day Without Women

[Sparko]

So,

Today is the "Day Without Women" protest.

Seeing how well the Day without Immigrants went, I wonder how this one will go.

Anyone notice any women not at work or (get this) not shopping?

Not shopping? unpossible!

The other recommendation was to go ahead and go to work or shop (because who can resist?) and just wear something red.

The protest just turned into a version of St. Patrick's day.

[rogue06]

Who's gonna make the sammiches?

[Meh Gerbil]

Looks like today will be a wildly productive day.

[Sparko]

I was looking forward to today. It would be like the whole world would be a Man Cave. But noooooo... womenz everywhere, shopping, working, harassing, but not protesting.

[Bill the Cat]

All the wimminz at my office are here.

[Adrift]

So,

Today is the "Day Without Women" protest.

Seeing how well the Day without Immigrants went, I wonder how this one will go.

Anyone notice any women not at work or (get this) not shopping?

Not shopping? unpossible!

The other recommendation was to go ahead and go to work or shop (because who can resist?) and just wear something red.

The protest just turned into a version of St. Patrick's day.

I heard about this yesterday on NPR, but they didn't really explain why they were protesting. Does anyone here know? I mean, like, what's the serious answer?

[Sparko]

So apparently the only ones being hurt by the women who are protesting

... are women.

Day Without a Woman' strike puts some parents in a bind amid school closures
(CNN)Organizers say it was intended in the same spirit of "love and liberation" that inspired women's marches worldwide.
But many are complaining that "A Day Without a Woman" will leave many women in a bind.
The national strike movement on Wednesday coincides with International Women's Day. It aims to draw attention to inequities working women face compared to men, from wage disparity to harassment to job insecurity.

Several school districts across the country are closing to allow staff and teachers the chance to participate. While some people in those communities applauded district leadership for the show of solidarity, others criticized them for leaving working families scrambling to find childcare.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/us/day...-2017-schools/

[Mountain Man]

I heard about this yesterday on NPR, but they didn't really explain why they were protesting. Does anyone here know? I mean, like, what's the serious answer?

Probably the mythical gender pay gap.

And before any low-info morons start screeching at me, here are two liberal sources to chew on:

The Daily Beast:
CBS News: "The Gender Pay Gap is a Complete Myth"

[Sparko]

I heard about this yesterday on NPR, but they didn't really explain why they were protesting. Does anyone here know? I mean, like, what's the serious answer?

From:
https://www.womensmarch.com/womensday/

[mossrose]

I'm even pretty tired of womxn.

How do you pronounce that, anyway?

[TheWall]

Womsen. I think it would be pronounced womsen.

[rogue06]

So apparently the only ones being hurt by the women who are protesting

... are women.

Day Without a Woman' strike puts some parents in a bind amid school closures
(CNN)Organizers say it was intended in the same spirit of "love and liberation" that inspired women's marches worldwide.
But many are complaining that "A Day Without a Woman" will leave many women in a bind.
The national strike movement on Wednesday coincides with International Women's Day. It aims to draw attention to inequities working women face compared to men, from wage disparity to harassment to job insecurity.

Several school districts across the country are closing to allow staff and teachers the chance to participate. While some people in those communities applauded district leadership for the show of solidarity, others criticized them for leaving working families scrambling to find childcare.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/us/day...-2017-schools/

Further irony is that as women have to leave work early or stay home their bosses notice and the men who pick up the slack will later be the ones getting the promotion and raises leading women to complain even more about "pay inequity."

[rogue06]

Womsen. I think it would be pronounced womsen.

wimmenfolk

[Mountain Man]

How about we simply call them "not-men". They wouldn't have a problem with that, would they?

[Bill the Cat]

I heard about this yesterday on NPR, but they didn't really explain why they were protesting. Does anyone here know? I mean, like, what's the serious answer?

Because Trump. There is no other reason for these trolls organizing these various rallies.