Happy International Women’s Day!
I’m not really sure what the point of it is. Are we supposed to celebrate it? If we are, I don’t know what or how we’re supposed to celebrate. By doing something womanly?
Anyway, if International Women’s Day is important to you, I hope you have a wonderful womanly day.
Personally, I think this being the International Year of Reading is much more worthwhile. I love reading, and can happily think of many ways to celebrate it! 🙂
I wonder when we’ll get the International Year of Embroidery?
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
International Year of Embroidery–now THAT is a good idea.
I hate all those: Year of This and That, Day of Who Cares, and coloured ribbons. Every day is the same and if someone only cares about an issue for just one day then I think that is pretty poor. Once I came across someone selling ribbons, supposedly fundraising for a soccer trip but actually to get enough money to buy a TV for their bedroom. So … Now they all get the flick.
I am happy to care every day about my favourite causes and give them ridiculous amounts of money which is probably wasted. My choice. No freebies and no special days or years.
In my mind every day of every year is Make Something Beautiful Day. It coincides exactly with Learn A Bit More Day. Luckily your blog matches perfectly.
LOL, Louise! But surely you can see the point of the International Year of Embroidery. 😉
When living in Russia, caring for children in an orphanage, we had the dubious pleasure of celebrating Women’s Day each year. It was definitely made much of. It was a special day in the life of the institution. I’ve never worked out why! The plus was receiving flowers or chocolates…one can never have too much of those!
I think really the purpose is to highlight awareness of women’s issues. Maybe in the New World we can be comfortable with the gender equality that we’ve achieved – although there is still a wage gap to think about – but certainly in many other parts of the world the position of women is not quite so cozy. I don’t think ONE DAY dedicated to improving the lives of half of the world population is a big sacrifice! Especially now that we know that improving the lives of women improves the lives of children, and ultimately, the entire community.
That’s a good way to look at it, Monica. Having spent some months in Ethiopia a few years ago, I have seen desperate poverty. Having visited the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, I know just how bad it can be for women.