We absent ourselves today in honor and remembrance of the victims of femicide and trafficking for whom tomorrow will also be a #daywithoutwomen. For women lost to intimate partner violence; for girls lost to parents who wanted a boy; to the bones found or forever lost in the deserts of northern Mexico; to the native women lost in Canada along the highway of tears; to the women and girls fleeing war zones captured by traffickers. Our list is in no way exhaustive. But we hope for a brighter day. A day when 'female' is not a risk factor.