Women, in the early Victorian art
and literature are portrayed as a silent victim, denied to
right experiment, discover or to construct their own realities. Tennyson,
in his most celebrated poem “The Lady of Shalott” vividly depicts the position of women in the
Victorian era.
During this long stretch of time,
much has been done to balance the status of the gender on this planet. The
champions of women's rights activists toiled to eliminate prejudices and
stereotypes on gender. However, some recent inspirational figures like Hillary
Clinton believe that the right of women and girls is the unfinished business of
the 21st century.
Realizing the
worth and significance of the day, Tsirangtoe Lower Secondary School joined the
globe in observing “The International Women’s Day – 2017”. It was jointly
coordinated by the School Tarayana club and the School Guidance and
Counseling Unit. A student member of the coordinating club introduced the
campaign theme of the International Women’s Day, 2017 - “Be bold to change”, in
the morning assembly.
The speaker
highlighted that, with the pride of technological advancement and globalization
that fetched unprecedented opportunities in the world of work, there is also an
insufferable darker side of it. She said that there is a growing informality of
labour, income inequality and humanitarian crises, which are miserably felt
heavier by the women gender all over the world.
To instill the
sense of respect for girls and women gender, girls were let off from all the
day-to-day works in the school on the day. Boys captains served meals for the
girls, and senior boys washed plates and mugs for the girls. On the day, the
status of girl gender in the school was lifted at par to that of
female Bodhisattva in Mahayana, Tara or Arya Tara,
also known as Jetsun Dolma. Everyone in the school pledged to consider
girls and women as a Goddess henceforth.
The International Women's Day was
first celebrated in 1911. The idea of an International Women's Day was inspired
by America's National Women's Day, February 28, 1909, declared by the Socialist
Party of America.
Happy International Women’s Day!
