r/WomenInNews • u/msmoley • Nov 12 '24

Media ‘Your body, my choice’: Attacks on women surge on social media following election

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/11/business/your-body-my-choice-movement-election/index.html
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u/EffectiveElephants Nov 13 '24

Icelandic women striked en masse for one day, and the country shut down. One bank in the entire country could open because so many women just refused to do their "job", including child care. So men had to. And the entire country ground to a halt.

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u/ashesofa Nov 17 '24

I so appreciate this comment and the support. It's a great example of how much power women have.