Women Across US went on strike in protest against Donald Trump

Thousands of women across the US on Monday staged a 24 hour mass walkout to protest against US president-elect, Donald Trump’s election victory.

The women pledged not to go to work or buy anything for 24 hours to demonstrate their value and contribution to society and the economy, and are also demanding that the electoral college voters, vote against Trump when it meets next week.

Women from 29 cities across the US, including Los Angeles, New York, Boston and Denver took part in the nationwide protest organised by the Women & Allies group with each city with its own correlating Facebook event that includes pertinent details.

Several protesters were seen with signs reading; 

“Girls just wanna have fun-damental human rights.”

Another read;

“#Votehimout” and “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

A Facebook post of one of the participant read:

“Today we will join many thousands across the country, in 29 sister cities, in protest against the normalisation of sexual assault, racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, xenophobia, unconstitutional behaviour, cronyism, and hate promoted under the representation of Donald Trump.”

According to report by The Independent, the strike was inspired by the mass protest in Iceland in 1975, where 95 per cent of women stopped working, cooking or taking care of their families, which paralysed the country and brought about significant reform.

The electoral college is due to meet on December 19 to formally select the next US president.