Female solidarity in Mexico: Millions of women step on the strike

"A day without us": According to estimates, this motto gave away many millions of women in Mexico on Monday in protest against violence against women.Several feminist groups had called for this not to go to work on the day after international Women's Day and not spend any money in order to demonstrate the importance of women for society.

Numerous companies, authorities and educational institutions joined on Monday and released their employees.The newspaper "Milenio" based on these expressions of solidarity estimated that around 36 million women and girls did not take part in public life on Monday.

The streets were noticeably empty

According to a survey by the “Reforma” newspaper, 41 percent of women wanted to participate in the 130 million inhabitant country in the strike.The streets, shops and public transport in Mexico City were correspondingly empty than usual.In some universities, male professors and students held discussions about gender roles instead of the usual teaching.

Most recently, several particularly brutal women's murders in Mexico had triggered a storm of indignation.Last year, around 3,800 murders were registered in the Latin American country of women.

A almost third was classified as so -called female - the victims were killed on the basis of their gender.

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In addition, there are tens of thousands of other acts of violence against women such as rape, domestic violence, forced prostitution and sexual harassment.According to police, around 80,000 women in the center of Mexico City took place on Sunday, the international Women's Day.