On the Occasion of Women’s Day
The essence of this day is – a day to celebrate the accomplishment of women, the strength of a women, the journey of women. And why is it needed? According to the popular opinion of notable websites – to foster gender equality. Many pragmatist male friends of mine argue that not many know of Men’s Day – even if they do, it is not hyped so much. “Staunch Self-proclaimed Feminists” would argue that all other days are men’s days – because the amount of importance & hype men get in their lifetimes do not warrant the need of a separate men’s day. In my honest opinion - gender equality, men’s/women’s day, women empowerment have become more of political topics – used or discussed according to convenience than to address the real problem. Companies, colleges, institutions use female quota/reservation/female friendly policies to market how they promote diversity; opportunist women use Glass Ceiling/Gender discrimination as an excuse to climb up the ladder; women, census, opportuni...