Tens of thousands of women go on strike across Mexico to protest violence against them

Tens of thousands of women vanished from streets, offices and classrooms across Mexico on Monday as part of a nationwide strike to protest the violence they suffer and to demand government action against it. The women’s absence from public spaces was intended to be a reminder that every day, 10 women in Mexico are killed - and so disappear forever, organisers said. “It is no longer possible to continue living in a country where a woman can be murdered in a brutal way, without any consequence, and in a culture that allows for it to happen,” said Lorena Wolffer, an artist and feminist activist. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines...