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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The street outside, normally bustling at that hour, was all but deserted.
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Male employees work at the newsroom of ABC newspaper.
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Male students walk in the Otay Campus at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico
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Feminist organisations have called for a day of national strike to denounce gender violence and the increasing toll of femicide.
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Male students walk in the Otay Campus.
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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.
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People walk near big portraits as part of a installation marking the International Woman Day in Mexico City.
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People work at the newsroom of Multimedios Television during 'A Day Without Us' protest, as part of protests against gender violence, in Monterrey, Mexico
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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.
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Feminist organisations have called for a day of national strike to denounce gender violence and the increasing toll of femicide.
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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.
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Male students play ping pong in the Otay Campus during the Women National Strike.
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Men wait for the bus at the Hidalgo metrobus station during the Women National Strike called 'A Day Without Us' in Mexico City.
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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.
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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.
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People work at the newsroom of Multimedios Television during 'A Day Without Us' protest, as part of protests against gender violence, in Monterrey, Mexico
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