Women’s Day

Be the woman you would like to be, not the woman anybody asks you to be. This women's day, we promised once again to give women the right they deserve, something we do every year. But, this 8th March we brought out several ways to look at women and not only the statements of feminism. There is no doubt that we know how big of a role women play in our day to day lives, our lives begin with them and we would not establish ourselves if it weren’t for them but have we ever thought if women want us to show our gratitude to them in the way we do?

“If not a men’s day then why a women’s day?” I believe this is the question that has come in the minds of countless people till date and though there is an international men’s day it is not as valued and this is something in which I wonder “why so?”. When we say the word feminism, we look at the factor of equality, but have we ever heard of a parade held for the rights of men? Whereas this factor is quite debated by the depths of society I would add on by asking whether any successful women, who have established herself apart from every individual around ever asked or stated that women should be given utmost respect on just one day when they are treated unequally on others? I believe, never. At school, an assembly was held to converse all we felt about women and the day dedicated to them, we in this discussion brought the example of powerful women and what all they have done for this society and also how freedom and women rights are interconnected, with freedom day on our way we showcased our perception of freedom and summarising the event we looked at how women should be given freedom but are rather not.

Have we ever wondered whether women want us to keep parades in their honour on just one day or the day when we have lost another one of them? Why do we dedicate one day to a group of people that slowly change our lives every single day? Or why do we have to hold parades for their demise when the reason for their death and dishonour is our fault? If we feel so strongly about their existence then why do we not value it every single day? How about this year we start a new year of love and care towards women every day, not tell them that they matter one day but every day, that they are beautiful one day but every day, that they are powerful souls in themselves every day? Aarushi Pandey

Grade 8