International Women's Day

Happy International Women's Day
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Problems Faced By Women Around The World:
Since time immemorial women have been suffering from countless problems such as gender inequalities in every walks of life, work, home, public places, education. In all societies, women and girls are subjected to physical, sexual and psychological abuse that cuts across lines of income, class and culture.

Women everywhere are at risk, but those living in societies experiencing armed conflict face even graver danger. As conflicts have become more complex, the pattern of sexual violence has evolved. Women are no longer in jeopardy only during periods of actual fighting; they are just as likely to be assaulted when there is calm, by armies, militias, rebels, criminal gangs or even police. In cat there are far more crimes than ever get reported, and far fewer lead to arrests. In too many places, rape still carries a stigma that forces women to avoid the courts that should exist to protect them. Even when perpetrators are identified, they often go unpunished, especially if they are working in the police or military. At times, these crimes are particularly shocking. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s troubled North Kivu province, where some 350 rape cases are reported every month, victims are also sometimes subjected to genital mutilation. In certain violent areas of Haiti, fifty per cent of the young women have been raped or sexually assaulted. Of the handful of courageous victims who do seek justice, one in three is under thirteen. During one particularly violent month earlier in 2010 in Liberia, the majority of reported rapes were committed against girls under the age of twelve, some of whom were not even five years old.

Apart from the issues faced by women above IWD sees the promotion of women's rights meaning the promotion of freedom, justice and the peaceful resolution of disputes; of social progress and better standards of living; of equality, tolerance and dignity. Two issues take on particular urgency: violence against women, and women and armed conflict. In the beginning, IWD was linked to the labor rights and suffrage movement in the US and Europe. While women have since earned the right to vote in those countries, equality gaps still exist. In other countries, women still face socially accepted abuse and marginalization from their governments and within their families.

Also Girl child abuses such as sexual abuse and child trafficking, neglect of girl child, physical and emotional abuses are very important issues in the Third World countries. In some places of India, amidst uproars of gender equality and law enforcement, female infants are still found dumped in trash, by the dozens, while unborn fetuses continue to be sniffed in the womb.

Injustice and inequality at work, low pay compared to the male counterparts, are also main problems faced by todays women. Every year the IWD, suggests themes to eradicate and take steps against a problem faced by women. The whole world also joins in the theme and does whatever can be done to instill awareness and eradicate the problem.

Purposes / Goals Of IWD