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Just One Day

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I'm writing this on Tuesday March 8, which is International Women's Day. Started in the early 1900's, it is still necessary to have a day to recognize and honor women over 100 years later...

From Wiki:

In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation, and love towards women for their economic, political, and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended the culture of many countries, primarily in Europe, especially those in theSoviet Bloc.[3] In some regions, the day lost its political flavor, and became simply an occasion for people to express their love for women in a way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. In other regions, however, the political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner. Some people celebrate the day by wearing purple ribbons.

Women To Know Video of a few extra special women to be acquainted with.

It's always a great day to love women. To love everyone, in fact.

Reach out to the females surrounding you TODAY and support, encourage and uplift. Its ok that its March 9. We are all on this one bus called Earth and we would do well to understand each other.

 

“A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.”
Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Comments

Fred Klein

All of my law partners are women and they warrent and represent the day! Thank you Joan, Nancy, Jane and Pat!

Submitted by VikramRajan on Tue, 03/08/2016 - 21:30

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Vik Rajan

I found it interesting (if not ironic) that so many young women backlashed against Hillary Clinton & Albright at the insinuation (or insistence) that they ought to vote her in as the 1st woman president. A few of my female millennial cousins double-down on Sanders at that moment. Either it's sad that they don't recognize the road paved for them, or satisfying that they no longer feel feminist plight. I prefer the former regardless, and recognizing the fight left in so many ways, despite enjoying privelege. It's not my place (on many levels) so I held back.
Riva Schwartz

There won't be full workplace equality until mediocre women get promoted as readily as mediocre men

Submitted by SoniaSaleh on Wed, 03/09/2016 - 02:39

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Sonia Saleh

I love "the rise of women doesn't mean the fall of men." We all in this together, and together we make a greater difference.
Rona Gura

I'm with Vikram. I think many of the millennials walk the road we've helped pave for them without any recognition of the struggles it took to get us here and how much further we need to go. I'm not sure how that message got obscured through the generations.

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