Today is International Women’s Day and, according to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano,  a protest of Donald Trump’s policies will  take place at  the portico of the Pittsburgh City County Building by the Richard Caligiuri statue at 4 p.m. This event and one in New York that begins  at noon and proceeds to Trump Tower ,  it is called “A DAY WITHOUT A WOMAN MARCH” In our nation’s capital, a “RESIST TRUMP”  PROTESTS STARTS AT 11 A.M.  HOUSE MINORITY LEADER  NANCY PELOSI AND OTHER DEMOCRATS  WILL HONOR THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN AT 12:30 P.M. .   A rally  calls for  and end to workplace violence , harassment, and to promote pay equality for women. Former First lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan will be honored  by VITAL VOICES  at the Kennedy Center for their work to help women and girls. A host of other cities and countries are holding events today. Men and women are asked to wear red today in solidarity with women throughout the world. Those organizing events are asking citizens to callo their senators to demand support for women’s rights. “Day without a Woman”  coincides with International Women’s Day  This atteention is to show the inequities  that working women face  compared to men, harassment, job insecurity, and wage disparity are the highlights. Women should avoid shopping today unless the shop in female or minority owned businesses