INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
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(8TH MARCH 2012)- INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
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The International women's Day is celebrated on 8Th March. It is a Occasion to honor and praise women for their political, social and economic achievements. The first National Women Day was observed in USA on 20Th February 1909. It was organized in order to promote women for equal right including their suffering thereon.The main objectives of the international women day 2012 are empowerment of women and to end hunger and poverty.
In this connection we have to examine the historical position of women in the past. Cleopatra of Egypt who bravely resisted the roman empire and ruled over Egypt for several years. The french and European heroine John of Ark was very brave woman.In India Rani Laxmibai of Janshi and Ahalyabai were very brave women. Besides that in Indian culture women were always given very important role in social life. Manu Smruti says that ‘God always there wherever women are respected’. However some restrictions were introduced for their security on foreign aggressions which were exploited thereafter by wasted interest. The reformist like Ram Mohan Rai opposed wrong traditions like Sati Pratha, and the prohibition on widow remarriage
In the western country also women position started improving with the time. India gave voting Right to women under its constitution But America implemented the said right in th 1920 only. Besides that today also women are exploited in sophisticated manner up to some extent on the name of marketing and fashion.
However women have been pillars and strength of society. But their rights are always suppress on one or other reasons. Woman as a mother looks after man, as a sister play with him in his childhood, as a wife give him company in difficult time while as a daughter melt him down when he is under uncontrollable anger.These are the qualities of women which are the proof of their contributions in man’s life. Therefore man should respect women.
However in Urban area women are making tremendous progress but in Rural are they are still suffering. Even though Indira Gandhi, Srimavo Bandernaik,Margret Thacher ,Angela Merkel and other women leaders have made very strong contributions in the political and social life of their countries. But still more has to be done to improve the position of women in Afghanistan,Pakistan, Iran, Iraq and other African countries . The best way to empower women is to educate them. It is better to put in practice instead of taking about their empowerment.
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