“ Strike on work, household chores and consumption “, The message is clear. As International Women’s Rights Day approaches, March 8, several feminist associations and unions are calling for a general strikelike those taking place in Spain or Iceland.
For the strike of “salaried activities” and “household work”
This collective called #FeministStrikewhich brings together family planning, Dare feminism, the CGT or even the wishes of Unef” those women stop all paid activities (and men too), all domestic activities (childcare, grooming, cleaning, cooking, etc.) and consumption to bring society to a standstill and demonstrate that women, far from being an adjustment variable, they are an essential cog of society “he wrote in a press release.
The text provides “ revalorization of feminized professions (education, care, cleaning, etc.) “, equal pay, “ the establishment of a non-sexist education » and sexual education accessible to all, or even a “ equal sharing of household tasks “.
Macron in the crosshairs
The text also denounces the sexism that “ is becoming increasingly entrenched in public opinion “, one “ increase in reports of sexual violence “. He also did not hesitate to denounce various actions ofEmmanuel Macron. Starting with his support for Gérard Depardieu, accused of rape, or his appeal for “demographic rearmament”.
“ Despite the effects of the government’s announcements to make women’s causes the great cause of the five-year mandate, inequalities persist in the workplace, at home and in society. “, continues the statement. “ Let’s not let antiquated, sexist, chauvinist discourses pass. We don’t want more promises, we want facts. »
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