international women’s day – By Malsha – eLanka International Women’s Day is a global event celebrated annually on March 8th. It is a day to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, as well as to raise awareness about the ongoing struggles for gender equality and women’s rights. The origins of International Women’s Day can be traced back to the early 20th century, when women’s movements in Europe and North America were gaining momentum. In 1910, the International Socialist Women’s Conference proposed the idea of an annual International Women’s Day to promote equal rights and suffrage for women. Since then, International Women’s Day has become a global day of celebration and activism, with events and activities organized around the world to recognize the contributions of women and to advocate for gender equality. The day is also an opportunity to highlight the ongoing challenges faced by women, including ...
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“WOMEN PERSONIFIED” – by Des Kelly Thank you, both Ralph Baker & Keith Bennett, for this enlightening episode on WOMEN. As a young avid reader, i once bought a book, simply because I espied the ‘title’ on its cover which read ‘This Man Understands Women’. I was around 12 years old, hadn’t had the chance of understanding the female sex at all, and yes !!, this was my chance to find out SOMETHING about them, so I paid the bookseller the two rupees he was asking, grabbed the book and headed home to read about everything I wanted to know, took myself to a quiet corner and commenced find out about the female gender. Naturally, I opened up the book, but peruse as I might, I could not find a SINGLE PRINTED WORD in the entire book. So much, for finding out about Women. I gave up, after that, and ...
