International Womens Day

International Women’s Day was first celebrated on March 19, 1911 as several women’s demanded rights including right to vote, to hold public office and also raised a voice against employment sex discrimination.

International Women’s Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year.In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation, and love towards women to a celebration for women’s economic, political, and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended the culture of many countries and now celebrated all over the world including INDIA.

Current Government has also launched many schemes for women empowerment like Beti Bachao Beti padhao,Sukanya Samridhi, 33% reservation in CRPf.The government has taken an epoch-making decision to induct women in all military combat roles, against all socio-cultural prejudices. Also, recall its decision to reserve 33% constable posts for women. This will infuse greater sensitivity in the force. The President, while addressing Parliament, said that “in our country, shakti is the manifestation of female energy.

But on womens day,let me ask you a question is this going to bring 50-50 gender eqality which is target of UN by 2030.

Reality is a bit different!!!Travel less than a hundred kilometres from any of the cities and towns, and caveman’s mentality would appear intact. Women have to do most of the family chores, but have no exposure to growth opportunities or health facilities. Most girls, not boys, handle household chores from childhood, at the cost of going to schools. Women are at the receiving end of gender inequality, a perpetually adverse sex ratio, malnutrition and neglected health ailments and domestic and sexual violence at the hands of …Her rights Men and women are born the same way, with distinct capabilities. How can they not, at the least, be equal? Most advanced societies have progressed on the shared endeavours of their male-female demography. India need not wait for centuries, or decades, to bring equity and equality to women. There is already a sense of urgency. The national goal is clear: half of the population-energy needs to be added to the nation’s growth process. This half of the society needs to equally experience and enjoy the rich opportunities of self-development, and the pride and joy of contributing to the making of a vibrant society.

A widespread programme and policy framework is in place. It gets a greater thrust every year. It is a truly exhaustive charter. What seems to be missing is dedicated, leak-proof implementation of the noble sub-programmes launched by Govt.

Few lines to celebrate 

Lets have a look at what exactly are the targets of the 2030 Agenda:

1. Ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and Goal-4 effective learning outcomes till 2030

2. All girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre- primary education so that they are ready for primary education by 2030

3. Terminate all discrimination against all women and girls by 2030.

4. End of violence against women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.

5. End practices like child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.