March 8th, International Women’s Day was officially declared by the UN in 1977, and although every day women fight to claim their rights, every March 8th there is a demonstration in almost every place in the world, for ethnic, cultural, social, and other reasons. However, there are many countries that today, still do not approve this fight.
Since the beginning of time, women have always been treated as an object, as a complement to men and as an inferior being, incapable of deciding or living a life of her own.
Around the 18th century, that awareness started growing little by little and ended up becoming what we now call the “Feminist Movement”. This movement went through several phases, called “waves”.
It started with the right to vote, which was a wonderful strategy, since they thought that once they could vote, the other rights they were demanding would come by themselves. It was difficult and very exhausting since it lasted many years, but finally, it was achieved in several countries.
From then on, the right to equal education was also achieved, and it allowed women achieve high positions in the workplace. They also managed to create organizations that would specifically help women who had gone through abuse and other types of violence caused by “machismo.”
Nonetheless, it is no wonder we still see a huge imbalance, on a daily basis, in the salary for the same position between men and women, and in the percentage of women in positions of power. We also see cases of gender violence that justice does not prevent and that causes tragic outcomes. Although this sounds crude, it is a reality.
After all this, there is only one last thing left to say. Today, March 8th, women really do not want flowers or sweets. All they want is respect and to finally achieve gender equality.
Glocal Translators is a company founded and managed by women. Today we want to celebrate and show our respect to all the women who fought tirelessly and raised their voices against injustice and discrimination so that today we can be where we are.
