Every year on the 8th of March the world celebrates International Women’s Day, a day set aside aimed to help nations eliminate discrimination against women. Today roughly 50% of the world population identify as women and this holiday originated from the socialist and labor movements in the early 20th century. Things were made official when the he United Nations (UN) recognised the day and started celebrating it. The theme this year is “I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights” and rallies were held across the globe spotlighting issues facing women globally.
In Paris, women rally dressed in famous “We can do it” poster as part of the International Women’s Day. Thibault Camus/AP
This year, rallies in Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan were met with violence while marchers in Chile, Kyrgyz and Turkey were confronted by police. The COVID-19 outbreak forced cancellations of many other rallies while others boldly marched, defying fears of the epidemic. While it is clear from these rallies that we still face a number of issues with regard to women right, it is important to note how far we have come. Google’s doodle for International Women’s Day celebrated the achievements of women of all geographic and generational backgrounds. Singling out a few women and their milestones or achievements towards reducing inequality would be an impossible task because there are so many women who’s roles are just as important as any other woman fighting for women rights.
In the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek police detained dozens of women’s rights activists shortly after masked men reportedly attacked marchers. Activists say women’s rights are deteriorating in the country. K.M. Chaudary/AP
With that being said we continue to march, despite the fact that no no country has achieved gender equality, forward ever backward never. This month of March is for women and we march forward because today women can vote, we march forward because of Rosa Parks and her arrest, we march forward for equal pay, we march forward for political inclusion, we march forward because we are women who have come a long was from all the discrimination against us at work and at home but we are no where close to where we should be.
A woman of the National Bolivarian Militia carrying her daughter during a pro-government march on International Women’s Day in Caracas, Venezuela Sunday.
Ariana Cubillos/AP
This article is dedicated to all the female nurse and doctors around the world, risking their lives in hospitals due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. God bless you all, my thoughts and prayers are with all the male and female medical practitioners around the world.
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