International Women’s Day: Protests, a strike, a Russian’s apology
A 24-hour strike by millions of Spanish women. A crackdown in France on companies violating gender-equal pay policies. In Russia, a candid apology from a powerful legislator to women he sexually harassed.
Slimantics: Why is there no International Men’s Day?
Today is International Women’s Day, which might be OK if this were really an honest effort to recognize the important contributions of women, mainly in the areas of lingerie, homemaking and child-bearing.