People in the United States marked International Women’s Day in different ways. Some went on strike and stayed home from work. Others wore the color red. One investment group in New York City, however, celebrated in a different way. It put up a symbolic statue on Wall Street, the city’s financial center. The statue is of a small, young girl. She is standing in a strong, confident, and defiant way. Her hands are on her hips. And, she is standing just across from a huge and well-known statue of a bull. The work of art is called “The Fearless Girl.” The group State Street Global Advisors put up the statue. Anne McNally is with the group. She told Reuters news agency that “The Fearless Girl” helps bring attention to the small number of women in high positions on Wall Street, as well as the lower wages that women working in finance receive. The group wants that to change, she says. “A lot of people talk about gender diversity, but we really felt we had to take it to a broader level,” she said. Under the new statue are the words, “Know the power of women in leadership. She makes a difference.”
