"A lot of people talk about gender diversity, but we really felt we had to take it to a broader level," said Anne McNally, whose firm is an investment management subsidiary of State Street Corp. In conjunction with International Women's Day, many American women planned to stay home from work, which has led some schools to cancel classes. Organisers asked women who cannot afford to miss a day of work to limit their shopping to female-owned businesses or to wear red. But, unlike the bull, the firm discussed it with the city beforehand so that it could remain at least temporarily. But it was later given a permanent home, about a five-minute walk away on Broadway, in response to public support.

Source: bd News24 March 09, 2017 05:03 UTC