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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What ‘A Day Without Women’ in Mexico looks like

    Thousands of women in Mexico are striking today. They’re not going to work or school. They’re participating in the economy at all. They’re calling it “A Day Without Women” or “Un Dia Sin Mujeres.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 9, 2020 • 1 min read

    Thousands of women in Mexico are striking today. They’re not going to work or school. They’re participating in the economy at all. They’re calling it “A Day Without Women” or “Un Dia Sin Mujeres.”

    On Sunday -- International Women’s Day -- 80,000 women protested in the streets, demanding more government protections against increasing violence.

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    4. 27:07What ‘A Day Without Women’ in Mexico looks likeYou’re reading this
    5. 36:12As ‘Celebration’ turns 40, a chat with ‘Kool and the Gang’ band leader Robert ‘Kool’ Bell
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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Italy’s coronavirus response: quarantine
    1. 0:00Coronavirus: Italy turns to mass quarantine. Could we see this in US?
    2. 9:04Following coronavirus, Grand Princess docks in Oakland. What’s next for passengers?
    3. 16:47The state government’s legal power in forcing coronavirus quarantines
    4. 27:07What ‘A Day Without Women’ in Mexico looks likeYou’re reading this
    5. 36:12As ‘Celebration’ turns 40, a chat with ‘Kool and the Gang’ band leader Robert ‘Kool’ Bell
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