This Week in Women: International Women’s Day

Throughout this celebratory week of womanhood, sisterhood, and solidarity, many have expressed desire for progress. Despite setbacks, women are not letting up. Instead, the resistance continues with bold protests and marches all over the world:

On International Women’s Day, Women Fought Back on The Cable by Emily Tamkin

Women’s March Organizers Arrested at ‘Day Without a Woman’ Protest Outside Trump Hotel on Time by Charlotte Alter

The ‘Day Without a Woman Strike’ is Closing Schools Around the Country on The Huffington Post by Laura Basset, Catherine Pearson

Meanwhile, concerns for women’s healthcare, reproductive rights, and equality in the workforce continue to rise:

The GOPs Obamacare Replacement Would Be a Nightmare for Women’s Health on Glamour by Maggie Mallon

The Best and Worst Places to Be a Working Woman on The Economist by The Data Team

Women’s History Month is a reflection of how far we have come and how far we still have to go. Though International Women’s Day was characterized by many unexpected events on both a positive and negative scale, women will continue to mobilize in pursuit of unity, equity, and change.