Did you know that today is International Women's Day? It's not very well publicized, is it?
According to this article:
"The theme of this year's International Women's Day is 'women and men united to end violence against women and girls.'
"UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said this week one woman in five around the globe has been a victim of rape or attempted rape, and that in some countries one woman in three has been beaten or subjected to some kind of violent act."
I also read that only 1 in 4 members of governments and parliaments are women. We females are half of the population, but we are severely under-represented.
Today I am grateful for my strong sisters around the globe and for my brothers who have the strength to recognize that power is not in overpowering, but in working together in respect. I appreciate my Women in Black sisters who are committed to standing as witnesses for peace through all types of weather, who wave with a smile at people yelling profanities, and who are hard-headed (in a good sense) and soft-hearted.
(This is the song that Mr. Carol For Peace chose for me for our wedding. Do you think he got what he was looking for?)
Every time I read something about violence against women.. and now hearing the constant news reports about Chris Brown and Rihanna, I always remember Sophia in "The Color Purple" saying "A girlchile just ain't safe in a house full of men."
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Hey Chani,
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it's always been that way and if it will always be.
Hard-headed (in a nice way) .. yes I think you are.
ReplyDeleteAside: Cat Stevens ... sigh... those were the days ... as Yusuf Islam sadly refused entry to the USA in 2004.
Hi Dancing,
ReplyDeleteMr. Carol For Peace thinks that I'm hard-headed in a good way, but I have no idea what he's talking about. ;-)
I triple love Cat Stevens. And Yusuf, too.