"Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress For All"

                                       Say YES to Gender Equality, Say NO to Discrimination!

As I surf the internet, a quotation about equal rights for women really caught my heart and attention. This was quoted by Kofi Annan and it goes this way, “…gender equality is critical to the development and peace of every nation.” Speaking of that women’s right, gender equality, etc., the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day Celebration is "Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all."

I remember a woman in a pageant who really stunned and stood out among the rest. During the Question & Answer Portion,  I’m not really sure if it was the host or one of the judges asked the question and the question goes like this, “What is the essence of a woman?” then the lady/contestant said, “Just being a woman is God's gift. The origin of a child is a mother, a woman. She shows a man what sharing, caring, and loving is all about. That is the essence of a woman.” See, woman is a God’s gift. There is an essence of a woman. Women must be treated special also. Gender Equality must ruin our world. Let changes come. Women must have the right to be sent in schools, to do not only household chores but also to run businesses and join the world of politics, the government. Discrimination among women must be cross-out. Let the women go out in their cages and meet freedom. Let the women leave the past and the beliefs that women are just staying at home, doing the household chores, taking good care of their children, no right to run businesses; no right to vote or join politics; no right to finish their studies. Let the men and women be equal not only in rights and opportunities but also be equal in everything because in God’s eye we are all equal.

"Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all,” this theme, this International Women’s Day Celebration emphasizes that women really play important roles not only in our respective society but in the whole world. This emphasizes that equal rights and equal opportunities can lead us to progress, to improvement and to success.

And now, I leave a simple yet meaningful quotation by Shimon Peres, “You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress.”