According to Chinese government regulations, all full-time female employees are entitled to a half day off from work every year on March 8 - International Women’s Day. Female employees (such as hospital staff or those in the police force) who are required to work on March 8 must be compensated at three times their normal salary rate for the half day of work!
Bravo!
But really only if you could pick where you live your life as a woman!
In some parts of the world:-
Unfortunately, we still live in a world where things mostly operate on the notion that power comes from winning battles and controlling resources and people.
Implicitly in such a system, you can not allow those you want to control to become equal. And in this world, there is a long history of men asserting control over women.
Are we seeing equality?
It is clear women can do anything boys can do. So I guess the answer is...Yes.
What is disappointing though, is men are not always interested in doing everything women can do. So...No...may be we will never see equality.
But really only if you could pick where you live your life as a woman!
In some parts of the world:-
- Women are raped and murdered when they go to fetch water and firewood for their families.
- Schools for girls are fire-bombed and acid is thrown in the faces of girls who have the temerity to want an education.
- Abortion is still illegal for many women in many places and hundreds of thousands of women died unnecessarily from childbirth related reasons.
Unfortunately, we still live in a world where things mostly operate on the notion that power comes from winning battles and controlling resources and people.
Implicitly in such a system, you can not allow those you want to control to become equal. And in this world, there is a long history of men asserting control over women.
Are we seeing equality?
It is clear women can do anything boys can do. So I guess the answer is...Yes.
What is disappointing though, is men are not always interested in doing everything women can do. So...No...may be we will never see equality.
1 comment:
We shall add this to our discussion topic the next time we meet. The debate is:
- How can we talk about equality when we have Women's Day but not Men's Day?
- Who's discriminating who when there is an "NAACP Image Awards"?
The NAACP Image Awards is the nation's premier multi-cultural awards show celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (television, recording, literature, motion picture and writing & directing), as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.
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