Women on Top

I always used to wonder , why many "special days" are being celeberated. On this "International Women's Day" I decided to break the ice. No doubt women have come a long way. Well I know it is even illogical to say that Women have come a longway, when humanity as a whole as gone even further. Sometimes feeling that concept of Men-Women empowerment itself is flawed. How can humanity as a whole come a longway but not women or say without their efforts ? So there shud be atleast certain of freedom to carry out efforts. Is it correct or am I misinterpreting facts. So on this day I decided to do little more study to clear my ignorance.

"Good Google" smiles on me throwing some 52,200,000 results in just 0.12 secs !!! "Wiki" enlightned me a little more. Almost all of Europe(+russia+china+vietnam) is non-working. Is this a communist phenomenon ?? In one sense yes because their political ideology themselves include more on "Women's rights" I suppose. Hmm .. ok let's move further .. "Gayle Rubin" seemed to have heve been intrigued & done some comprehensive thinking. I took her help. She is attributed to have coined "Sex/Gender System". She seemed to have lashed out from Marx to Frued for their misinterpretation. So my doubts are nothing compared to the great intellectuals.

Well there seems to too much to analyse and might not require this lifetime(True for any subject I suppose). One of things which still surpise me is because our Indian history mentions many women scholars too. Many argue they were exceptions. Well , exceptions do make a case. Everything starts with that. Technlogy which was at a time accessible to developed world is now available to all !(Whatever may be ther reason for that !?)On the other hand I also do not deny the oppression they faced for centuries. It was more locally "social" rather than global phenomenon.

A few hardened facts from "Unifem" on violence against Women. Sadly an Asian country tops the list. Also the most decent society seems to be Japan. One country that seems to have learnt from their past mistakes. Kudos to that, no use how many times it apologises for its war time atrocities - they have voiced it in action(with proof - see report). Back home I know we are struggling to get consenses on "Women's Bill" except CPI who have been consistent with support.
All the struggle seemed to have worked now. I decided to take stats of current situation to feel the reality bite. Taking the glass "Half full" I ventured further to see their participation. Unofficially every family runs on their effort and love(no statistics can prove that. Lets go official now. Times Of India got out real good survery on IWD. Worth brwosing through. We today live in a world where "Women are on TOP". (Thats why my heading :-) ! ) From Soina to Sania its all open to them.

In the end I feel it's the mindset one has to break rather than tradition that it is percieved to be. It's what one percieves. Wishing all the world a glorious "International Women's Day". For those men who complain there is no "International Men's Day" - Here is a consolation (Nov 19). Yet to catch up though !!