The slogan is clear: “we are all going on strike”.
On its Instagram account, the Dare to Feminism association is preparing to hit the streets on March 8 and is calling on women to do the same.
But on the occasion of this international day of struggle for women's rights, the call to strike does not only concern stopping work.
“We stop all activities in our workplaces, places of consumption, in our homes,” specifies the association.
For what ?
“If we stop, everything stops,” explains the publication.
If we stop, we put a stop to this system which exploits women at work, and throughout society.”
And the association also encourages people to join the demonstrations organized throughout France “to defend the rights of all women.”
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Persistent wage inequalities
Dare feminism is not the only association to call on women to strike at work and at home.
This year, around fifty feminist organizations jointly launched this call.
During the press conference they gave on March 1, Myriam Lebkiri, of the CGT, recalled that salary inequalities exist “in all companies and in all administrations”.
Information confirmed by an INSEE study, published Tuesday March 5, which indicates that female employees earned on average 23.5% less than men in the private sector in 2022.
The unequal distribution of domestic labor
Soad Baba Aïssa, activist for the Femmes Solidaires association, explained that “not doing domestic work also allows us to demonstrate how everything we do is essential”, recalling that “even if the situation evolves, the division domestic work remains highly unequal, including when both spouses work.
Several events are being organized throughout France on March 8.
In Paris, it should take place at Place de la République.