Global Women's Strike

Many countries (including Guyana, Haiti, the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Italy,[1] Peru, Luxembourg and Ireland) actively participate in this campaign in an effort to grant women justice for their unacknowledged contribution in the labor force.

but also emotional labor such as sending out birthday cards, organizing family vacations, preparing for holidays, etc.

Many of the women engaged in this campaign argue that a large portion of this problem can be traced back to the military-industrial complex.

Over $1 trillion a year is spent on the military worldwide, owing a large portion of this spending to the United States.

The Global Women's Strike, which is a result of the International Wages for Housework Campaign started by Selma James in 1972, seeks the recognition and payment for all caring work and the return of military spending to the community through a policy of "Invest in Caring, Not Killing".