A Day without a Woman... Will you be giving Nanny (if female) and extra paid day off?

[Anonymous]

If you are participating in "A Day without a Woman," are you giving your nanny (if female) an extra paid day off? If you have a husband, will he care of your kiddos on that day since you are not supposed to provide childcare or work? I'm just curious on how different people are handling this.

[Anonymous]

No. A strike is not a vacation. Take it or don't, but I am not giving *extra* time off. And I am not striking myself. I will do the economic strike and not spend money that day.

Each woman will have to decide for herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. A strike is not a vacation. Take it or don't, but I am not giving *extra* time off. And I am not striking myself. I will do the economic strike and not spend money that day.

Each woman will have to decide for herself.

Its a silly activity. If I want a break, my husband will gladly take over. I would never take off for that.

[Anonymous]

I have been thinking about this too. I will be fine with it if she'd like the day off, but it will be unpaid. I'm self-employed so I can choose not to work that day if I want. I don't think I'll ask my husband to take care of the kids. I'm not sure what good that would do anyone. And I'm not even sure what I'd do with myself if I can't work, mom, or shop. I think that's all I do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been thinking about this too. I will be fine with it if she'd like the day off, but it will be unpaid. I'm self-employed so I can choose not to work that day if I want. I don't think I'll ask my husband to take care of the kids. I'm not sure what good that would do anyone. And I'm not even sure what I'd do with myself if I can't work, mom, or shop. I think that's all I do!

My life is mostly my chwrges, volunteering (and talking to friends at the same time), and shopping when necessary. There's no way I'm requesting it off, I would have nothing to do.

[Anonymous]

I'm a bit confused about this day and the marches lately. What "rights" are these exactly that we women in the USA do not have? Is this about abortion and planned parenthood?

[Anonymous]

Lmao. We have the right to do whatever we want. I just bought a motorcycle yesterday. I certainly do not see anyone trying to stop me from putting on my leather and riding like a bad-ass. Women in this country limit themselves, because they are so worried about what everyone else thinks about them.

[Anonymous]

You can honor the intent of the day and recognize that you - though female - are employing your nanny/housekeeper/whatever and effectively she is the support for your economic engine. More likely than not, even if you have to take a vacation day or lose pay - you are in a better financial position than this employee of yours and encouraging her to feel empowered to participate in this nationwide protest would be awesome and the right thing to do as I bet you know in your heart of hearts. Yep - you may 'suffer' an economic impact yourself female or not but isn't the broader point as a woman and as someone trying to support a movement to want as many as possible to participate to make a real societal change? Most posters here don't seem to support the goals but OP you seem like you do. It comes down to how much 'skin' are you personally willing to put in the game - and really - if like most people (myself not included as I am self-employed) you get paid for the day no matter what - you are doubly privileged that you can do good and get paid too. And I would guess that your husband would watch his kids and in turn he would not be there at his job either - spreading the message....

[Anonymous]

I haven't heard boo about the 'women's day off' except for this thread.

Please don't tell me it was today and I missed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can honor the intent of the day and recognize that you - though female - are employing your nanny/housekeeper/whatever and effectively she is the support for your economic engine. More likely than not, even if you have to take a vacation day or lose pay - you are in a better financial position than this employee of yours and encouraging her to feel empowered to participate in this nationwide protest would be awesome and the right thing to do as I bet you know in your heart of hearts. Yep - you may 'suffer' an economic impact yourself female or not but isn't the broader point as a woman and as someone trying to support a movement to want as many as possible to participate to make a real societal change? Most posters here don't seem to support the goals but OP you seem like you do. It comes down to how much 'skin' are you personally willing to put in the game - and really - if like most people (myself not included as I am self-employed) you get paid for the day no matter what - you are doubly privileged that you can do good and get paid too. And I would guess that your husband would watch his kids and in turn he would not be there at his job either - spreading the message....

What message? You really think Trump cares about women protesting? At this point, women's issues are not the priority and to me the priority is all the other concerns such as immigration. We have family that live in another country and cannot get a visa to even visit (they have no intention of immigrating). Or, health care. Both are universal issues, not just for women. Its an excuse to take the day off work. If you want to, then go unpaid so an employer can use your salary to pay someone else. A dad (or mom) should not be forced to take off of work for you to protest. For many families, having a nanny is a luxury and a stretch to their budget. Not everyone has a flexible schedule to just take off as their nanny decides to no show. The point of a nanny is so you can work.

[Anonymous]

If the women's march hadn't been just 6 weeks prior, I might have considered participating. But this is much the same thing, not tied to any particular goal, and I'm not taking a day off for another statement march.

[Anonymous]

We have rights! What is this day off supposed to represent or demand? People that boycott or strike should have a prepared list of demands. What are they?

[Anonymous]

God, the privilege here...even for DC it's shocking.

[Anonymous]

My nanny voted for Trump (evangelistic Christian). I expect she'll want to work that day.

[Anonymous]

Wow - some really bitter people here! Sometimes - despite those in power - you protest as your message is truly meant for those in the broader community. Rosa Parks wasn't thinking that the immediate effect of putting her tired self into that seat meant that those around her were going to suddenly accept that she and other POC had a right to sit where ever they wanted and the Birmingham lunch counter boycott wasn't worried that they'd be missing out on a hot meal. The day without women intent is a line in the sand to say (dammit again!!!) that women's work is important and not just for that woman but for her family, for her partner, for her employer. Paying a woman 73% is it (?) of what a man makes is stealing from her directly - and from her family and partner (man or woman) too. If her partner needs to work that much more than his/her wages are effectively discounted too. And if your nanny voted for the Evil in Chief-so what? Unlike the Repubs who only want to meet with those who support them, the president only wanting "news" that fits his narrative - those head in the sand types may come around when/if the change these actions bring.