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Has anyone seen this "Mayday" women's strike idea going around on tiktok?

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PeriMumEndofHerTether · 18/02/2026 13:39

So I’ve been seeing something growing on TikTok about a proposed “May Day” (as in Matriarchy Day) on Friday 13th March, where parents would withdraw their children from school and nursery... stay home from paid work where possible, due to the inaction around the Epstein atrocities.

A lot of the discussion seems to have been sparked by recent high-profile cases and concerns that powerful institutions don’t properly protect women and children. I’m a mum, and honestly I feel more anxious about the world my DC are growing up in than I ever have before.

It feels like every few months there’s another scandal, another failure of accountability, and ordinary families are just expected to carry on. Part of me thinks a symbolic withdrawal (Friday 13th!!!) ... even just a conversation starter. I've been reading the files and I can't stop crying and there just isn't enough action to name names and convict them, I'm so angry about the lack of justice and what are we suppposed to tell our kids about who is running the world and what they're up to. Has anyone else seen this? What do you think?

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GaIadriel · 23/02/2026 01:48

Literally no one has been investigated or prosectuted, besides 1 woman. When there are hundreds and hundreds who have done unspeakable acts on babies and children.

Yes, but infanticide usually stems from poor mental health and a lack of support systems. The fact that women commit the majority of child abuse is down to them typically being the primary carer, especially in cases of single parenthood.

I'm not sure that prosecuting more women would be the answer to this issue.

DrPrunesqualer · 26/02/2026 12:27

CookingFatCat · 18/02/2026 13:41

I definitely feel something needs to happen. Men in the corporate world, those in power, and as a men collective, men won’t do anything.

I agree
but a similar strike happened in 70s
and the women didn’t do the job of looking after the kids either to bring across the point that men need to step up
So if anything I don’t think it’s going far enough
Why not leave the men to do the school run and look after the kids aswell
Then men in the corporate world will realise the positive impact women have on society

DrPrunesqualer · 26/02/2026 12:28

FlatErica · 18/02/2026 16:19

I don’t see how taking the day off work to do childcare send any sort of signal.

Agree

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