Meanwhile, here in New York, hundreds of supporters of Clinton’s rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, gathered in Union Square and marched to Zuccotti Park, where Occupy Wall Street began. Participants said they were responding to Clinton supporter Gloria Steinem, who was forced to apologize after suggesting young women support Sanders because “that’s where the boys are.”
Elma Relihan: “Today’s march is 'Not Here for Boys,' so it responds to comments made by Gloria Steinem that were very insulting comments, saying that women were just here for boys. In fact, women—Bernie’s campaign and Bernie’s program is addressing a lot of fundamental needs that working-class women have. The single-payer system, the $15-an-hour minimum wage, free tuition are things that really resonate with young people, young women. And that’s why women are out here today to show that we are supporting Bernie, that we are wanting to build a movement that goes beyond the presidential campaign, that builds a fighting movement, an independent force that can fight for women’s rights and also for workers’ rights, for labor rights.”