摘要
An estimated 15,000 women spinners went on strike and participated in a demonstration, during which they demanded shorter working hours and higher salaries, on March 8, 1908. ＂Bread and Roses＂ was their slogan. Bread symbolized economic security, while roses symbolized quality of life. Now, more than 100 years later, a group of women -- all blue-collar workers -- in Shenzhen （in southern China＇s Guangdong Province） are fighting for their rights and interests. ＂Women share half of the duties within society, society gives haft of the rights to women＂ is their slogan.
1908年3月8日，15000名纺织女工在纽约市游行，她们提出的口号是“面包和玫瑰”。面包象征经济保障，玫瑰象征生活质量。一百多年之后，在中国南方的经济特区深圳，一群来自基层的女工通过戏剧、舞蹈、歌曲等为自身诉求发声：“分一半责任给社会，还一半权利给女性”。
