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Schools and businesses across the US are shuttering for the 'Day Without a Woman' strike

On International Women's Day, American women are holding 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 are going 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.

The organizers say women who can't miss work but still want to participate can wear red in solidarity and avoid shopping instead (except at women or minority-owned businesses). Organizers are also holding

Several businesses and schools have announced that they are closed due to the strike.

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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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