FEATURE | “Where Her Story Began: International Women’s Day 2024”
Belle Ashley Iori Sy
Mar 8, 2024
2 min read
In a country fighting for independence, women may be chained twice, but they are also women unfettered in the war. On this International Women's Day, we honor all revolutionary women who have long been involved in the anti-imperialist fight to eradicate exploitation, as well as those who do so now.
In a country fighting for independence, women may be chained twice, but they are also women unfettered in the war. On this International Women's Day, we honor all revolutionary women who have long been involved in the anti-imperialist fight to eradicate exploitation, as well as those who do so now.
As it is known, a woman bears two burdens: one stemming from her class and the other from her gender. Even so, it is indisputable that nothing can stop women from fighting together to overturn a macho-feudal society—irrespective of the number of times they are oppressed. Enough said, women are contributing to the narrative more than ever before.
Celebrated since the early 1900s, when the industrialized nations faced a sharp rise in population and the emergence of revolutionary views, International Women's Day has long been an occasion of celebration and activism for women. Thus, marked annually on March 8th, the worldwide celebration of women's social, economic, cultural, and political accomplishments is known as International Women's Day (IWD).
Additionally, the day serves as a call to action to accelerate the achievement of equal rights for all. On a global scale, there is a lot of activity when groups gather to support gender equality or commemorate the accomplishments of women. Furthermore, it is to demand improvements that will advance women, encourage the acceleration of gender parity, and generate money for organizations that support women. Therefore, all IWD activities are valid, including a variety of initiatives, events, gatherings, protests, lobbying efforts, and performances, as well as festivals, get-togethers, fun runs, and festivities.
IWD is also welcoming owing to this as it creates a gender-neutral environment by offering whatever you can in your personal and unique manner. Did you know that the official colors of International Women's Day are purple, green, and white? Traditionally, purple represents fairness, respect, and allegiance to the cause. Meanwhile, green is a color of hope and white is a contentious color that stands for purity.
In honor of female contributions to civilizations around the world, the UN officially recognized International Women's Day (IWD). Celebrated nationally on Women's History Month in the Philippines, the event gradually transformed into a forum to highlight women's achievements and discuss current and future concerns about gender parity and the empowerment of women.
To conclude, everyone can contribute to the advancement of equal status for women, regardless of who they are. With this in mind, women's equality may be forged by everyone, everywhere. That is why equality for women needs to be established by means of cooperative effort and assistance, while all factions ought to be free to use any legal measures necessary to achieve this goal.
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