March 8, a holiday to celebrate women, different from Mother’s Day in May, more and more people will celebrate this holiday, although it is not a national holiday in Taiwan, but gradually we will hold various parades and activities on gender equality on International Women’s Day or throughout the month.
Xiaobian vaguely remembers that when he was a child in Changhua, his grandmother would continue to do other household chores after cooking at mealtime, and could not eat with men and elders, while the children gathered in other places to eat, and when they were all eaten, grandma could eat the leftovers behind; When I was a child, I often wondered why my grandmother only picked fish bones to eat, and after listening to my father’s memories, I realized the humility of women in the family in the pre-agricultural era.
Nowadays, there are exclusive shopping areas for women on Taiwan’s online shopping platforms and physical stores, and a variety of preferential activities are held just to meet the small luck of women; In addition to shopping, hotels and restaurants offer limited-time discounts, so that in this spring season, you can pamper yourself and your female family together.
Born in the era of equal rights between the sexes, although men and women have their own ideas about work matters and family distribution, as well as views on social equality, but because of women’s motherly nature, girls usually do more things with children and housework, and boys will also be intimately sympathetic to the hard work of their other half or mother, in addition to assisting in more physically demanding work, they will also bring their favorite women to meals and send small gifts to express their gratitude.
March 8 International Women’s Day 💐
The origin of International Women’s Day began in the early 20th century with the rapid development of industrialization in Europe and the United States, many factory operators in order to get more profits, in addition to lengthening labor hours while suppressing wages, causing labor dissatisfaction, especially female workers more to bear all kinds of unequal treatment, finally on March 8, 1908, nearly 10,000 American female laborers gathered on the streets, and shouted the slogan “We want bread and roses too.” to symbolize that under economic security can also have a good working environment and quality.
Since then, there have been large-scale protests in various countries, and Clara Zetkin, an important figure in the feminist movement, advocated at the International Working Women’s Conference that March 8 should be designated as International Women’s Day, and after the unanimous agreement of 17 countries, Women’s Day became a global holiday. Ms. Chaitkin has been hailed as a pioneer of the international women’s movement.
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Extreme disregard for women’s rights – India 💔
The caste system that has continued from ancient Indian society to the present, the strict social class system in addition to the long-term suppression of lower caste nationalities, but also makes the patriarchal system more entrenched in Indian society, in fact, Indian intellectuals have been fighting for human rights and women’s right to work, education rights, but long-respected religion and system, so that most Indians still dare not pursue change; The ancient pedantic adage “a woman’s talentlessness is virtue”, this ancient pedantic aphorism still oppresses women in India, Indian women cannot be freely educated, free to work, their status in the husband’s family is still low, serving their husbands and elders is their obligation, women cannot even apply for divorce because of a “slap” to defend their rights, regardless of the caste of women, their status in this country because of the status of “women” still cannot be improved, and equal rights for men and women seem to be a fantasy.
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Valuing women’s rights due to UN membership – Viet Nam
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In the early days, Vietnam was a patrilineal society, and had the same patriarchal concept as Taiwan. However, as a member of the United Nations, Viet Nam follows the human rights norms of the United Nations, enshrines gender equality as a universal value and embodied in the legal system, and protects the rights and interests of all citizens. Moreover, the Constitution has been amended many times, from the ownership of joint property after marriage, the right to use common income, family resources and equal care and education of children; In addition, equal treatment in study, work, and entertainment, and household chores must be shared by men and women, etc., further establishing a national policy of gender equality, and in Vietnam, there is even a women’s system that is superior to Taiwan’s labor base law, such as: Labor sanctions shall not be imposed on pregnant women and female workers on maternity leave; Female workers are allowed to rest for 30 minutes a day during menstruation; Women raising children under the age of one are entitled to a 60-minute break during working hours every day. The aforementioned rest period shall still be entitled to full salary in accordance with the provisions of the labor contract.
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The world’s role model for women’s rights – Sweden ❤️
As one of the countries that strive for human rights and equality, Sweden has established a number of social welfare policies since the Second World War to ensure full respect for Sweden’s international human rights commitments. Women’s rights are better than other advanced countries, which can be described as the most women-friendly country in the world, such as the implementation of the equal inheritance system for men and women, parents can share 480 days of parental leave, children can take before the age of eight, during the leave and can receive wages and government subsidies, and the marriage parties pay taxes separately, the tax system is based on personal income; Its system is not only to protect women’s right to work, but also to assume national obligations and enjoy due welfare and care in society with “individualism”, and truly implement the demand for equal rights for men and women.
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With the continuous development of society and the rapid progress of science and technology, the awareness of equal rights between men and women in Taiwan society has developed very well, whether in the family, workplace, and life can respect each other, and can find considerate places for women in public facilities, such as: MRT night women’s car box, parent-child toilet, etc., all show mutual respect between people, and more tolerance and thoughtfulness.
However, workplace discrimination and unequal pay for equal work still exist, and some companies in Taiwan will ask whether they have recently married or had children when recruiting new employees, and use this to evaluate whether they are hired, and workplace sexual harassment cases are endless; Even Sweden, which is a model of gender equality, is still lower than men in terms of salary and income, representing that there is still a lot of room for progress in the implementation of gender equality, social responsibility and rights should not distinguish between either gender, no matter what your gender is, you should be treated and respected equally, and mutual respect and tolerance based on “individuals” can make social and economic development more equal and balanced.
