International Day of Rural Women 2024 is on Tuesday, October 15, 2024: How would you celebrate this International Women Day.?
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 is International Day of Rural Women 2024. Women's World Summit Foundation - 15 October-International Day of ... Day for Rural Women
Its just another bull cr*p day like all the other stupid days they push on us.
There are others too, like:
International Customs Day
Data Protection Day
World Hypnotism Day
There are about 7 days exclusively devoted to women (one of them lasts a month):
United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace
International Women's Day
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
International Mothers' Day
International Day of Rural Women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
On the other hand, there is just Fathers day and International Men's day.
I think the idea of having days and months to ponder things is very silly, especially considering the fact that theyre exclusive of people based on sex and especially considering most of the other days are about famine, war and the envrionment.
International day for the elimination of violence against women? Statistically, men are more likely to be the victim of a violent crime than women. So why not call it International day for the elimination of violent crime?
Rural women? So farmers? Why on earth do they get their own day!? Why isnt there an office workers day, or a suburban adults day? Its all just silly to me.
when and what is the next international day besides a holiday?
October 15th - International Day of Rural Women
October 17th - International Day of the Eradication of Poverty
October 21st - International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 28th - Day of International Concern About Young People and Gun Violence
October 30th - International Bandanna Day
November 7th - International Tongue Twister Day
November 16th - International Day for Tolerance
November 25th - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
today international women's day. tell me really womens are reached her rights?
The unique problems, hardships, pleasures that are being a woman in India.
The status of women in India has been subject to great many changes over the past few millennia. From a largely unknown status in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful.
Historical practices
Traditions such as sati, jauhar, child marriage, and devadasi have been banned and are largely defunct. However, some cases of these practices are still found in remote parts of India. The purdah is still practised by many Indian women.
Sati
Sati is an old, largely defunct custom, in which the widow was immolated alive on her husband's funeral pyre. Although the act was supposed to be a voluntary on the widow's part, it is believed to have been sometimes forced on the widow. It was abolished by the British in 1829. There have been around forty reported cases of sati since independence.[9] In 1987, the Roop Kanwar case of Rajasthan led to The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act.[10]
Jauhar
Jauhar refers to the practice of the voluntary immolation of all the wives and daughters of defeated warriors, in order to avoid capture and consequent molestation by the enemy. The practice was followed by the Rajputs of Rajasthan, who are known to place a high premium on honour.
Child marriages
Earlier, child marriages were highly prevalent in India. The young girls would live with their parents till they reached puberty. In the past, the child widows were condemned to a life of great agony, shaving heads, living in isolation, and shunned by the society.[11] Although child marriage was outlawed in 1860, it is still a common practice in some underdeveloped areas of the country.[12]
Purdah
Purdah is the practice of requiring women to cover their bodies so as to cover their skin and conceal their form. It does not, contrary to common beleifs, impose restrictions on mobility of women, curtailment of their right to interact freely and it is not a symbol of subordination of women. Now, it is a declining tradition in India, practiced mostly by Muslims.
Devadasis
Devadasi is a religious practice in some parts of southern India, in which women are "married" to a deity or temple. The ritual was well established by the 10th century A.D.[13] In the later period, the illegitimate sexual exploitation of the devadasis became a norm in some parts of India.
Timeline
The steady change in their position can be highlighted by looking at what has been achieved by women in the country:
* 1905: Suzanne RD Tata becomes the first Indian woman to drive a car.[19]
* 1916: The first women's university, SNDT Women's University, was founded on June 2, 1916 by the social reformer Dhondo Keshav Karve with just five students.
* 1944: Harita Kaur Deol becomes the first Indian woman to perform a solo flight.
* 1951: Prem Mathur becomes the first Indian women commercial pilot of the Deccan Airways
* 1959: Anna Chandy becomes the first Indian woman Judge of High Court[20]
* 1966: Captain Durga Banerjee becomes the first Indian woman pilot of the state airline, Indian Airlines.
* 1966: Indira Gandhi becomes the first women Prime Minister of India
* 1970: Kamaljit Sandhu becomes the first Indian woman to win a Gold in the Asian Games
* 1972: Kiran Bedi becomes the first female recruit to join the Indian Police Service.[21]
* 1989: Justice M. Fathima Beevi becomes the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India.[22]
* November 1997: Kalpana Chawla becomes the first Indian woman to go into Space.[23]
* 2004: Punita Arora becomes the first woman in the Indian Army to don the highest rank of Lt General.
* 2005: Manndhir Rajput, a 34-year-old woman from Ludhiana, Punjab becomes the first Indian woman to become an engine driver of trains with the New South Wales Rail Corporation, Australia.[24]
* 2006: V Shantha, cancer specialist, wins Ramon Magsaysay award for public service.
