International women’s day celebrated on 8 the march for the contribution of women in various fields. While celebrating women's day there was a problem of lockdown imposed by the Government. By keeping a view of this, a virtual celebration of women’s day was organized in the hall of Shri Dadasaheb Dhanwatey Vidyalaya and Jr college. By following all the rules and regulations of the social distancing, this celebration was organized in the presence of teachers and students who were participated in the programs virtually with Zoom meetings. The same was organized with the youtube live. In the starting, the program started with the Goddess. Saraswati Song.
Anchoring was done fully by Shri Lukesh Warhokar and Shri Adkane in a very effective way.Shri Lokesh Warhokar sir invited all dignitaries such as Dr. Vibhavary Dani, Dean Medical dept. Nagpur , Dr.Chetanji Revatkar , Psychiatric ,Smt Arti Mahajan ,ex student,Shri Laghate , and Headmistress Archana Jainabadkar.Shri Lukesh warhokar recall all the contribution of great ladies on this occasion and told the importance of women's day.While felicitation Shri Adkane invited Shri Subhash Kirpane to Felicite School Headmistress Archana Jainabadkar with planter,momento and shrifal pot.Vice-H.M. Mrs.Guntalar felicitated Shri Laghate sir.Shri Kale sir gave a detailed introduction of our chief guest Dr,Chetanji Revatkar.After the introduction, School Headmistress felicitated Dr.Chetanji with planter pot ,momento, and Shrifal.Shri Adkane sir gave an introduction of Dr.Vibhavary Dani who was felicitated by Shri Bhoral sir and after that Ex-student, Arti Mahajan was felicitated by Shri Harkare sir. Shri Pankaj Naik enlighted completely on women's day and its origin.
In
a speech of Dr.Vibhavary Dani she enlighted on the women's empowerment and
progress.After the speech of Dr.Vibhavary Dani, Smt.Arti Mahajan also shared
their experience of her school life.At last School Headmistress Archana
Jainabadkar gave a speech on the celebration of women's day and the organization of
the day.At last Shri Gomase, sir gave a vote of thanks for this program After
this,Dr. Chetan Revatkar started their program of singing about “Ruk Jana
nahi” regarding the women's day. This type of program helped the audience to lower
down their stress at their psycho- mental level which was appreciated by most of
the audience. This was shared lively on youtube with the technical support of
Shri Abhijeet Girjapure. All the sound system was successfully organized by Sound specialist
Shri Kirpane sir
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History of womens day
March
8 as a special day for women began as a labor movement.
The
seeds were planted in 1908, when 15,000 women marched through New York City
demanding shorter working hours, better pay and the right to vote. It was the
Socialist Party of America who declared the first National Woman's Day, in
1909.
Then
in 1910, the idea to make the day international was tabled during a conference.
It came from a woman called Clara Zetkin. There were 100 women there, from 17
countries and they agreed on her suggestion unanimously.
It
was first celebrated in 1911, in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. The
centenary was celebrated in 2011, so this year we're technically celebrating
the 110th International Women's Day.
Things
were made official in 1975 when the United Nations started celebrating the day.
The first theme adopted by the UN (in 1996) was "Celebrating the past,
Planning for the Future".
The
UN officially recognised Women's Day in 1977 -- the day was meant to create
awareness about women's issues.
But
today, women are still battling Victorian-era mentality. It's 2021, and women
are still fighting for the most basic primitive of rights.
REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS
In
a few countries, women do not even have the basic sexual and reproductive
rights. And some are still fighting for the right to choice.
As
many as 90 million women of reproductive age live in countries that prohibit
abortion -- that is, a woman is not allowed to make decisions about her own
body.
She
is denied access to healthcare, contraception; motherhood is forced on her. And
no exception is made in cases of rape. This happens even in developed countries
like Malta and San Marino.
Forty-one
per cent of women live in countries with restrictive abortion laws.
Well,
abortion is a human right. A woman should be able to decide if she wants to
have children, when she wants to have them, and with whom, and how many...
At
least 23,000 women die every year because of unsafe abortions.
So
if anyone is looking to help women on IWD, he or she should campaign against
restrictive laws, speak up in favour of women's rights, and speak up in support
of a woman's freedom of movement.
RIGHT
TO LIVE. And the right to live on our own terms.
In
Iran, a woman needs her husband's permission to travel abroad. In Saudi Arabia,
a woman needs a man's permission to leave prison in case she is detained
Many
women across the world are killed, or forced into taking their own lives.
In
India, 23-year-old Ayesha Bano killed herself by jumping into the Sabarmati
river. She had filed a dowry harassment case against her husband and his
family.
In
Israel, 35-year-old Diana Raz was shot by her police officer husband. He said,
"I do not know what went through my mind."
In
India again, a woman was burnt alive by her family members. Reports say the
family had hired a contract killer.
Violence
against women is real. Six women are killed every hour by men around the world.
As many as 137 women are killed every day by a partner or family member.
Femicide
has worsened during the pandemic, and women are discretely seeking help over
Zoom calls.
According
to the World Economic Forum (WEF), 45% of women in West Asia and North Africa
are victims of physical or sexual violence. The situtation in South Asia is
hardly better -- 38 per cent of women suffer physical or sexual violence; North
America -- 32 per cent; Sub-Saharan Africa -- 31 per cent; Latin America and
the Caribbean -- 27 per cent; West Europe -- 22 per cent.
EDUCATION
Women
today are still fighting for education, to become independent.
When
a girl is born in India, parents prefer saving for her marriage.
You
will be surprised to know this mindset goes beyond Indian borders. Only 66 per
cent of countries have gender parity in primary education.
In
upper secondary education, the number drops to 25 per cent.
On
October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafzai was shot at by the Taliban. She was just 15.
Her fault? She was too outspoken for Pakistan's SWAT valley.
Across
the border, in Afghanistan, more than 210 girls' schools were closed down in
the year 2016.
In
Mali, girls have been sexually violated for failing to adhere to dress codes
imposed by armed groups. In Somalia, girls were kidnapped from schools to
become wives of al-Shabaab fighters.
Today,
at least 132 millions girls are out of school. They are being denied a future,
financial independence, and the very basic right to education.
This
women's day, people should help girls win the war waged on their education.
Another
major battle that women are are fighting is SUFFRAGE.
When
women in the US were given the right to vote in 1920, one woman celebrating the
constitutional amendment said, "We cannot change the psychology of the
world in a day. But that change will be profound and lasting."
It's
2021; 100 years have passed.
On
paper, every woman today has the right to vote. In practice, they're still
denied a voice. There are only men in Kuwait's parliamentary committee for
women.
Estimates
say it could take 18 years to close Pakistan's voting gender gap. In
Afghanistan, many women cannot vote because of mandatory photo screening at
polling stations.
RIGHT
TO EQUALITY
On
paper, there is a convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination
against women. In reality, women are discriminated against -- both at home and
at work. There is a pay-gap. Women earn 77 per cent of what men do for the same
work. This is according to Amnesty International.
Women
do not hold enough positions of power -- only 25% of parliamentarians today are
women.
There
are only 21 women heads of states or heads of government; only 14 countries
have 50 per cent or more women in cabinet. This is accoring to UN women.
The
UN has never had a woman general secretary.
And
this is not about competence or tokenism
Women
perform 2.6 times more unpaid domestic work than men, and are 18 per cent less
likely to get promoted in their jobs. This is according to Mc-Kinsey and
Company.
So,
this IWD, instead of a fancy candle light dinner, start a movement to ensure
that your partner is paid what she is entitled to.
Only
six countries give men and women equal legal rights. But marital rape is legal
in 36 countries, including India.
Women
do not want flowers. They want their rights.
In
Nigeria, a man is legally allowed to hit his wife. The law says nothing is an
offence if done by a husband for the purpose of correcting his wife.
In
El Salvador, a woman can be jailed for miscarriage.
In
39 countries, laws prevent women from inheriting the same porportion of assets
as men. In Syria and Egypt, penal codes allow a lesser punishment for honour
killings.
So
what exactly are we celebrating? Feminism is not a pejorative. We should all be
feminists.
It's
time for a meaningful change.
A
very happy Women's Day to you.
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