To begin with, Happy International Women’s Day!
May each girl and woman, whether domestically or worldwide, be living a dignified life with equal rights to men.
May each woman reach her full potential, with personal agency in all the spheres of life.
Of course, no woman is like the other. In other terms, each is unique in her character, strengths, and charm. May everyone be self-empowered and feel fulfilled.
Bambi’s best wishes above are meant for women, but also for all you dear readers who respect and honour them every day, not just on the 8th of March.
The above being said, it is time to end this post with a few select burning questions:
1. To the women reading this post, what comes to your mind when you hear someone calling you “a person with a uterus“? Do you find it funny or insulting or are you neutral or OK with it? Why or why not?
2. And what about “a menstruating person” instead of a woman? Any thoughts?
3. Isn’t it sad to know that in some countries, like Iran or Afghanistan, women are still being told what to wear or how to behave?
4. And what to think of adolescent girls and women abroad, namely in Afghanistan, who are prevented from having access to education?
5. Despite its progress, especially lately, isn’t it sad that in other places struggling to build a country, namely Lebanon, women are still legally discriminated against by not being allowed to pass citizenship on to their children of non-Lebanese spouses? Only men can do so. How fair is that, especially in 2025?
6. What do you think when you hear stories of Canadian women (or female deer) having been labelled “proponents of rape culture“, most likely for having written posts on personal blogs, denouncing barbaric rapes of innocent women in some parts of the world, namely by ISIS and similar groups?
7. And, more recently, what about Hamas’ barbaric rapes and other acts of violence, including killing or kidnapping, which occurred on a doomed 7th of October, 2023?
Related to last two questions, as an international community, how can we protect the innocent girls and women of any country, including Israel and Irak, from conflict-related sexual violence? And how can we protect other potential victims, including men and transgender individuals?
Once again, Happy International Women’s Day!
