INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

[cynical lady]

Women are half the world's people

Who do two-thirds of the world's work

They earn one tenth of the world's income

And own one hundredth of the world's property.

 

 

 

"Women around the world are more likely to live in poverty, simply because they are women. Women’s unequal position in society means they have less power, money, protection from violence and access to education and healthcare."

 

Yes also 70% of the world’s poor are women.

 

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. It provides an opportunity to focus upon and remember the struggle of women throughout the world. It all started on 8/3/1857 when women garment workers in New York demonstrated against working conditions.

 

 

So how far have woman progressed from 1857? 8/3/06 the UN published a report indicating that woman in developing and developed countries are being denied effective representation due to the low number of woman in public offices i.e. this offices have the capabilities of impacting woman on daily basis, which consequently invites the argument of the law is made by man for man and woman are meant to bare its consequences.

 

In Britain, only 18 per cent of MPs are women, while only 8 per cent of MPs in Arab countries are female. Just 20 nations - including Rwanda, Mozambique, Guyana and Burundi - have reached or exceeded the 30 per cent mark of effective representation and only three countries (Chile, Spain and Sweden) have complete gender parity in government.

 

Now it’s not hard to for to assume that woman in west are equal to their male counter parts but surprisingly Full-time female workers in Japan earn just 51 per cent of the wages of their male. Only one in five managers in Italy is a woman and only 14 per cent of the seats in the US Congress are taken by women. It has also been noted that there is a link between elevation of poverty, development and empowerment of woman because poverty, violence and aids have a woman’s face. This just proves the saying that when you educate a man you educate him and when you educate a woman you educate a family.

 

Yes ladies lets not forget the fact it was only in 1991 that the law in England recognized that husband cant rape a woman, also the fact a lot of woman suffer in the hands of the criminal justice due to less woman officers, judges etc. you don have to look long and hard to find the problems faced by woman some are man made some are woman made.

 

So ladies I hope when you wake up tomorrow you remember the fact that it took a lot of woman to give us this opportunity we have today and we have to set the path for the future generation of woman who will follow after us. So happy International Woman’s Day from me I say..

 

ps hope you do something amazing tomorrow !

[Buuxo]

ok so "HAppy Women's Day"

 

....so how are we supposed to celebrate this day???

[Urban]

Since it's int women's day.. you'll get a treat.

*if you do these things anyway* Don't clean the dishes, leave the vacuuming, you don't have to cook dinner, no washing to do.. just sit back and relax you know..

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it'll all be waiting for you tomorrow morning

[Jacaylbaro]

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY

[Buuxo]

loooooooooooooooool urban , seriously im sure there is other ways.