Summary

The article celebrates International Women's Day by honoring the author's mother for her strength and resilience, while also acknowledging the ongoing struggles and injustices faced by women globally.

Abstract

On International Women's Day, the author reflects on the historical sacrifices of women and the progress made towards gender equality, while emphasizing the need for continued efforts to address ongoing discrimination and abuse. The article is dedicated to the author's mother, who is praised for her unwavering strength and dedication in raising her children and managing household duties, often without adequate recognition or support. The author also shines a light on the plight of various groups of women who suffer from forced marriages, genital mutilation, human trafficking, workplace discrimination, and other forms of gender-based injustice. The piece concludes with a personal note, expressing gratitude to the author's mother and a commitment to challenging societal norms.

Opinions

International Women's Day is not merely a social event but a day to commemorate women's historical struggles and victories.
Despite significant achievements, true gender equality remains an unfulfilled goal that requires ongoing societal change.
The author's mother is celebrated as a paragon of strength and endurance, managing the household and caring for family members largely single-handedly.
The article criticizes the societal expectation that domestic duties are solely a woman's responsibility, as exemplified by the father's limited role in the household.
There is a call to recognize and support the "invisible women" who endure various forms of injustice, including those forced into marriage, subjected to genital mutilation, trapped in sex slavery, and facing discrimination in the workplace, sports, and politics.
The author expresses a personal commitment to fighting systemic inequality, despite the persistence of traditional gender roles within the home.

Happy International Women’s Day To My Mom

The Strongest Woman I Know

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Today, March 8th, marks the International Women’s Day. Unlike many think, this isn’t a day for women to get drunk with their girlfriends and trash-talk their boyfriends.

Today is a day to remember the countless sacrifices women from the past endured, their fights and struggles against prejudice, to thank them for their sacrifice, and to celebrate their victories. It’s thanks to them that we have this celebration on this very day and that we are even allowed to celebrate anything about women at all.

It’s also a day to acknowledge that there is plenty of work to be done in our modern society. Yes, we’ve accomplished so much, but unfortunately, we’re still a long way to go to achieve real equality everywhere, for all women.

So, today, my article about Women’s Day is dedicated to all the women out there who still suffer injustice, prejudice, violence, and all the disparities, just for being women — the invisible women of our world.

Women who are forced into marriage in countries where to this day, women have no rights;

Women who get mutilated when they’re still children, so they don’t feel pleasure during sex;

Women who are trafficked and forced into sex slavery;

Sex workers;

Women trapped in abusive relationships;

Women who are discriminated against in the workplace;

Women who are discriminated against in Sports;

Women who are discriminated against in Politics;

And the list goes on and on. I would be here all day to name them all, but hopefully, this helps to paint a picture.

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To go deeper, I want to dedicate this article to my mother as well, who is the strongest and most undervalued woman I know.

She took care and raised me and my brother basically on her own, since the only thing my father did was work, like it’s the men’s duty! (This is sarcasm, in case you couldn’t tell).

She still, to this day, cooks, cleans, and is present for her children, all the while putting up with everyone’s bad days, putting up with her husband’s drunk tantrums, and also taking care of my grandfather even though he’s not even her family, because my dad is incapable of taking care of his own father.

So yes, today is for you, Mom — for your struggles, for your hard work that goes unappreciated, for your amazing resilience, strength, and confidence. You do an amazing job at everything you do, and you’re the reason I’m the woman I am, with the convictions I have.

Thank you.

You and I are fighting the system, even though we’re still the ones who do most of the work around the house because no one else will.

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Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to take my mother out on a nice dinner where she won’t have to cook or do anything else herself. She’ll be pampered.

Thank you for reading,

Sandra.