International Women’s
Day 2022
International Women's Day is
celebrated every year on March 8 to
mark and celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of
women and raise awareness about women's equality, accelerate gender parity.
International Women's Day was first celebrated in 1911. The first National Woman’s Day was observed in
the United States on 28 February, 1909, in honor of the 1908 garment workers’
strike in New York, where women protested against working conditions. However,
the fact that Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th is strongly linked to the
women’s movements during the Russian Revolution (1917). Each year, the United
Nations assigns a theme to this day, to draw focus upon a particular area
related to women’s rights and promotes activities related to it.
Primarily Right to live and
respect human dignity is a basic human right recognized by Allah through this
Quranic verse “whosoever kills a human
being (without any reasonable or justifiable cause), manslaughter or corruption
on earth, it is as though he had killed all mankind”. As a beautiful saying by Mother Terresa’’ Human
rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human
being’s entitlement by virtue of his humanity”. The
reality, however, is different. Our society has so far failed to fully
understand and implement the position of woman of Islam. Due to the lack of
education, due to presence of traditions entrenched in patriarchy, and tribal
cultures, Pakistani women are still forced to live in a world full of
systematic turmoil.
As our
females have touch the zenith of skies and are making differences in every
field from Fatima jinah to Benazir Bhuttu, Arfa karim to Malala Yousafzai and
so many others. However, the country still needs a conducive environment
for women’s rights and better development resources.
So on this Women’s Day, why
don’t we all look at our mindset and behaviour, and see what we can do as
individuals to stop the injustice, discrimination and bias that is so rampant
against women. Why don’t we start from our own homes? Let us look at our own behavior
toward other females in our family, if we are women; and the males should ask
themselves if they are really treating their mothers, sisters, daughters and
wife in the right way? These
include the right to live free from violence and discrimination; to enjoy the
highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; to be educated; to
own property; to vote; and to earn an equal wage. As if we all have to live
once then we all have the rights to celebrate life.
I want each and every day to be
women’s day and I wish to all ladies out there belief in self the difference
you’ll make and let the life to have a beautiful story.
#international women’s day 2022
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