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International Women's Day
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International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world.
International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development. International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution, Parisian women calling for "liberty, equality, fraternity" marched on Versailles to demand women's suffrage. The idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies.
12/19/09 jaakash wrote:
Good work. Hope, one day would be end human righhts violation in the world.
Many thanks. jaakash.wordpress.com/
13 days ago durgaprasad wrote:
Dear Women, U should have equal rights , equal opportunities and equal progress.Since 1913, the Women's Day had been celebrated. Initially, only the Europeans, Russians and the US have begun celebrating this as great DAY but now,the whole world celebrates as a MAJOR DAY of global celebration for economic, political & social achievements of women. Dear Women, " U can Swim the deepest ocean and climb the highest peak, Be a doctor,an astronaut or fly a plane, U can face adversity& still walk tall, U are strong, beautiful, compassionate& much more than words could ever say. Today is yours, and so is every other day, Every home, every heart, every feeling, every moment of happiness is incomplete without U,onlyU can complete this world.HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY. (durga prasad) State Chief Secretary of All India Human Rights Association & member of Amnesty International(UK &USA) 9932389320,03251245316,Adra,Purulia,West Bengal, India, VIP member of Consumers forum, red cross member, writer & journalist.
10 days ago durgaprasad wrote:
Tell me who is greater a man or a woman. A man is inside a woman(WO+MAN). Whereas, Man is the root to which the prefix WO is added to become a woman.
But, there is mother-tongue, mother-india, mother-tincture but not any fathers . There is father of the nation, father of the medicine, Master of Arts, Science,etc not any mothers. It's just like an egg or a hen -who came first, likewise, a male or a female? But one thing, I know, before my birth, my father discovered my mother and they both invented me. Sorry If I am wrong , still sorry if I am correct.
So, for me, it's very difficult to know as to who is powerful when there are also sister institutions. Dear Sisters, mothers Have a powerful International women's day and all the best from my side to the women's bill.
M.DURGA PRASAD, ALL INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION STATE CHIEF
MOB: 9932389320,03251245316,9232530185
email: durgaprasad_ada@yahoo.com