Imagine a world without women
A world without your mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, wife, aunt, girlfriend. Unthinkable, isn’t it? It would be a sad, bleak, incomplete world if that ever happened. There’s a reason why the yin and yang are there for each other.
Every March 8th, the world celebrates International Women’s Day, a day reserved to pay tribute to women everywhere, especially the important women in our lives.
Women in Power/ Women Empowered
Indeed a lot has already changed since the feminist movement and women’s liberation of the early 19th century. Women got to vote, they wore pants, became breadwinners alongside their husbands, proved themselves valuable in the workplace, and demanded they be given the same rights as their male counterparts. It was a long, arduous journey, and in some areas the struggle continues.
Although in many nations and cultures women finally enjoy those rights they’ve fought for. Inevitably, there are still some obvious imbalances taking place in less-progressive parts of the world, there is still a lot of work to accomplish true gender equality.
As proof, some of the world’s most powerful personalities are women: Hilary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Angela Merkel, Michelle Obama, Dianne Sawyer, Margaret Thatcher—the list is practically endless.
Women in Thailand
Thailand in particular has been a favourable place for women’s liberation despite its so-called illiberal democracy. Thai women were in fact the very first women in Asia given the right to vote. Today, women’s voices continue to resound regarding various pressing issues in society such as employment, healthcare, reproductive rights, and, education.
According to a 2012 news report, Thai girls are doing better in school, and more women than men are graduating from college, which means they’ll eventually be exerting their influences in their respective professions. More Thai women are also holding executive positions in companies, signifying a crucial shift in attitudes towards women in the workplace.
Thai women reign in politics as well. Her Majesty Queen Sirikit is Thailand’s second Regent Queen while Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is Thailand’s first Crown Princess.
In sports, Thai women athletes have also achieved recognition of the world stage, especially in Olympic weightlifting. In the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Thailand is proud to have had its very own former violinist Vanessa-Mae qualify in the alpine skiing event.
The road to freedom that our grandmothers’ grandmothers have had to trek has been difficult. As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we are reminded to be thankful for all those brave, brainy, and beautiful women who have made all of these possible.
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