International Women's Day

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?)