International Women's Day

Today, March 8th, is international woman's day. IWD is celebrated in countries all around the world, even Haiti.

IWD started out as a national holiday in the states, when 15, 000 men and women marched the streets of New York, demanding better pay, shorter working hours, better working conditions and the right to vote. A couple years later, nothing much had changed. A fire broke out in the garment factories where the protests first began. About 150 women were killed, this was because the company had not invested in windows or escape routes, so the women were left to burn. This is a disturbing thought.

Now, nearly 100 years later, we women are starting to take charge. Think about you're government and ask yourself this: How many women can you name that are sitting in government right now? Probably not that many. I believe that the world would have less poverty and child labour, as well as others, if there were more women in charge. Yes, I am a little biased, but this is only because the women would most likely have a better understanding, and sometimes even experience with, the causes that the men are dealing with now.

Think about this. What happens to all the women when their husbands, sons or fathers die in war? They are left to feed their children, make all the money and keep the house. They would die of starvation, poverty, maybe even work related things, such as the fire in the garment factory.

We must do something, us women, stand up! Be strong, be better! As this years International Women's Day theme says: Strong Women. Strong World!