Mexican women stage 'A Day Without Us' protest

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Mexican women stage 'A Day Without Us' protest

Thousands stay at home in Mexico to protest against violence against women

Published: March 10, 2020 13:22 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer and inputs from AP

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Copy of 2020-03-09T231958Z_1027343039_RC2NGF9YI886_RTRMADP_3_WOMEN-ANTIVIOLENCE-MEXICO-1583831655995 — Untold thousands of women across Mexico stayed home from work and school Monday as part of a strike billed as ``A Day Without Women,'' a day after an unprecedented number of them filled the streets to protest rampant and rising gender violence on International Women's Day. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-09T231525Z_758106502_RC2NGF9RZ4HX_RTRMADP_3_WOMEN-ANTIVIOLENCE-MEXICO-1583831648454 — People work at a control room of Multimedios Television. | The idea was to become invisible for a day so that coworkers, bosses, boyfriends, husbands and in some cases children reflect on the absence of each participating woman. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-03-09T231825Z_1836589702_RC2NGF9HLUCE_RTRMADP_3_WOMEN-ANTIVIOLENCE-MEXICO-1583831660118 — People work at a studio of Channel 6 Multimedios Television during 'A Day Without Women' protest, as part of protests against gender violence, in Monterrey, Mexico. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-03-09T231947Z_1665788494_RC2NGF92AI29_RTRMADP_3_WOMEN-ANTIVIOLENCE-MEXICO-1583831664135 — Central streets in the capital were eerily empty of women and girls throughout the day. Mostly men could be seen walking to offices, getting off buses or lining up to buy coffee. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-03-09T231947Z_2134395827_RC2NGF94W7BG_RTRMADP_3_WOMEN-ANTIVIOLENCE-MEXICO-1583831667775 — The street outside, normally bustling at that hour, was all but deserted. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-03-09T231711Z_1838760260_RC2NGF9AEI7S_RTRMADP_3_WOMEN-ANTIVIOLENCE-MEXICO-1583831652320 — Male employees work at the newsroom of ABC newspaper. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 638709-01-08-1583831688654 — Male students walk in the Otay Campus at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 638707-01-08-1583831685197 — Feminist organisations have called for a day of national strike to denounce gender violence and the increasing toll of femicide. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 638711-01-08-1583831695408 — Male students walk in the Otay Campus. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 638710-01-08-1583831692190 — Male students attend to class during the Women National Strike called 'A Day Without Us' at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Mexico_International_Women's_Day_Strike_60922.jpg-0c483-1583831640732 — People walk near big portraits as part of a installation marking the International Woman Day in Mexico City. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-03-09T231523Z_1875162493_RC2NGF9XFMMV_RTRMADP_3_WOMEN-ANTIVIOLENCE-MEXICO-1583831636935 — People work at the newsroom of Multimedios Television during 'A Day Without Us' protest, as part of protests against gender violence, in Monterrey, Mexico Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-10T064115Z_1181577691_RC2NGF9R3JKH_RTRMADP_3_WOMEN-ANTIVIOLENCE-MEXICO-1583831671850 — An employee of NDP Technology, a private company specializing in PCB (Printed Circuit Board) assembly for different industries, works as female employees stayed away from work during the 'A Day Without Us' protest. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 638625-01-08-1583831678722 — Feminist organisations have called for a day of national strike to denounce gender violence and the increasing toll of femicide. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 638716-01-08-1583831698807 — Male students are pictured in the Otay Campus dinner during the Women National Strike called 'A Day Without Us' at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 638717-01-08-1583831675630 — Male students play ping pong in the Otay Campus during the Women National Strike. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 637991-01-08-1583831703643 — Men wait for the bus at the Hidalgo metrobus station during the Women National Strike called 'A Day Without Us' in Mexico City. Image Credit: AFP

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200310 window — A customer is served by a bank employee in the only open window during a strike billed as 'A Day Without Us' in Mexico City. Image Credit: AP

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200310 day without us — An empty space at the newsroom of Multimedios Television during 'A Day Without Us' protest, as part of protests against gender violence, in Monterrey, Mexico. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-03-09T225358Z_1992323177_RC2MGF9K9942_RTRMADP_3_WOMEN-ANTIVIOLENCE-MEXICO-1583831644592 — People work at the newsroom of Multimedios Television during 'A Day Without Us' protest, as part of protests against gender violence, in Monterrey, Mexico Image Credit: REUTERS

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