A Day Without Women: A List Of Women-Owned Business In Silver Spring

SILVER SPRING, MD — International Women's Day is March 8, as well as The Day Without a Woman General Strike. This is the second major demonstration of social activism organized by the group behind the Women's March on Washington.

Anyone can participate in the strike Wednesday, March 8, by either taking the day off work, avoiding shopping for the day (except to support women- or minority-owned small businesses) or by wearing red in solidarity with the strike.

In anticipation of the strike, some schools have announced they will be closed. Public schools in Alexandria, Virginia, announced they would be closed Wednesday after more than 300 staff members asked to take the day off. Schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, also announced late Wednesday they would be closed for the general strike. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in North Carolina announced last week they would close for the general strike, again due to the overwhelming number of staff members who requested the day off.

Many prominent women's websites, including Bustle and The Cut, plan on not publishing any new content on Wednesday.

Showing support for the protest, a popular restaurant in Georgetown, DC will serve a limited menu on Wednesday, March 8. Chef and owner of Pizzeria Paradiso Ruth Gresser will serve half of her food and draft beer to reinforce the impact of a day without women. The restaurant will also donate half of the day's profits to two women's organizations: My Sister's Place and the National Organization for Women.

For those wanting to participate, the Washingtonian complied a list of women-owned businesses in the D.C. area open Wednesday.

Here are a few in Silver Spring:

• Jaha Hair Studio at 941 Bonifant St.
• CYCLED! at 1110 Ripley St.
• Kefa Cafe at 963 Bonifant St.
• Denizens Brewing Co at 1115 East West Hwy
• Meekly Yours at 1703 East West Hwy

See Washingtonian's complete list of women-owned businesses in DC here.