FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Wednesday July 10th 2019, 2:30pm Contact: Mara Dolan 217-550-8433 mara@wedo.org [NEW YORK, NEW YORK] Feminist activists at the United Nations will speak out today against sexism and oppression in the workplace, to remind diplomats that in the global workforce,  “When women stop, the world stops.” At 2:30pm on Wednesday, women in the main lobby of the UN all will halt in their steps, freezing in place to symbolize the power of women’s labor strikes. The action will also be a preview for the Women’s Global Strikeon March 8, 2020, where women around the world will be walking out of work, withdrawing from care work and organising rallies to protest continued violence and discrimination. March 8th marks International Women’s Day each year. The United Nations Headquarters in New York City is currently hosting the High-Level Political Forumon Sustainable Development, a two-week global forum to review progress made on the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. With ambitious goals of ending gender inequality, halting climate change, and providing universal education and decent work for all, the forum is the annual moment for diplomats and governments to assess shortcomings and progress on the goals. Wednesday’s discussions will revolve around Goal [...]