I
was just wondering, why we are celebrating women’s day... Is it just
another occasion so that men could express their love for women… like
that on Valentine’s Day..?
No….
It
is actually said International working women’s day. It was something
done to articulate women’s right and international peace… and we had
changed it into something so that we could enjoy…
It
is the day to remember the suffering women’s economic and practical
difficulties. Despite big changes in some women’s lives, they still
continue to be the main take-carers for children and other family
members. One in five women will experience violence from partners or
ex-partners at some time in their lives. The
capitalist system turns everything into a commodity, including women’s
bodies - whether for sale directly in the sex industry or indirectly
through their use in advertising and selling products.
There
has been little research however investigating whether women’s
employment conditions and events have any impact on mothers’ mental
health and well-being during pregnancy. At other stages of the life
course, poor working conditions and workplace stress can lead to worse
psychological outcomes such as heightened depression and anxiety.
The list continues…
A
democratically planned economy would release resources to ensure a
decent income and economic independence for everyone. Publicly provided
quality services such as childcare, healthcare, education, housing,
transport etc. would give women real choice over every aspect of their
lives. A society based on equality and cooperation would lay the basis
for an end to all forms of sexism and violence against women; women
would finally be truly liberated.
-quoted from http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/4900
