What do you think is the purpose of International Womens' Day?

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I would like to think it is to commemorate abd remember the road for women towards equal rights and opportunities, as well as to remind us that the fight is still ongoing in some places, particularly in third-world and some muslim countries. I am 100% supportive of the existence of IWD to bring light to womens' rights and unfair treatment in places where women are given less then they deserve.

I however do not think women (especially in places where women are pretty much equal to men) should be celebrated just for being women. If you are someone who has actively made contributions towards improving womens' standings in modern societies, good on you. This day is to remember and be thankful what you have done for women in the fight for equality.

But if you are just a normal citizen, like everyone else, you do not deserve a special day (apart from your birthday) to "celebrate yourself".

Not to say we should not show gratitude to women (or people, in general) in our lives, 100% we should, but that should not be done just on a specific day alone. It is something we should do every day when possible. What I'm saying is, there is no reason (in my opinion) to celebrate someone just for being a specific gender.

What do you think should the purpose of International Womens' Day be?

PlacentaSalad · Accepted Answer

All I really know is that, every year around this time, all the ladies at my company get to go out for a free breakfast or lunch and get to skip out on a good 4 or so hours of their shift. . . while being paid for it.

Meanwhile, us dudes are left to pick up the slack and struggle to do everything because half of the building is missing. This year, I pulled my back from having to rush, and so I left early and told HR that I'm taking some days to appreciate myself for once, since the company does not wish to do so. I'm off for the rest of the week now, and they're paying for my absence. It's happened every year and we've all grown tired of it.

Come June (Men's Mental Health Awareness month) or November 19th (International Men's Day) we don't get the same treatment. I've never even received a simple "thank you" for being expected to work as hard as I have to. While this is an issue of my employer, it's still indicative of society as a whole. This blatant, special treatment destroys the morale of my male co-workers and we all feel left out because, as mentioned, we do not get a day where we get to skip out on half of our shift to be appreciated.

I think that it is great to celebrate women and to acknowledge them for who they are, for all that they are expected to do. But, this day is more eye-rolling than it is actually helpful. I avoid Twitter like the plague but just look at all the tweets.

BeMuse · Accepted Answer

"International" indicates a Globalist plot. The Globalists see women as people that need to controlled and enslaved. This is why they are seen as better factory workers in places like China where they are often overseen by a male manager in sweatshop situations. This is also why the Globalists through the LGBTQ community attack the concept of what it means to be a woman and push trannies into their sports, bathrooms, clothing, etc. and why they drive ideas like divorce and abortion. They want want to breakdown women and their role and purpose in the world to separate them from the nuclear family where they have support and protection from other men and show them that they are weak and should fall in line under Globalist totalitarian dictatorship or else.

sunflower00 · Accepted Answer

For me personally, international women’s day is a day where I reflect and think about the important women in my life and how much I appreciate them! Such as my mum, sister, friends and also the women in my life who have passed away (such as my granny and great granny who were amazing to me as a child).

It’s just a time for me to think about them and the accomplishments they have achieved. For example, my granny when she was at school the women were only allowed to wear skirts (we live in a VERY cold area), she thought they should have the choice of trousers too, as they were more comfortable and warm. She campaigned for this and got the school to allow the girls to have the choice of skirts or trousers! There was also no adult women’s sports clubs in the area, so she got a netball club set up for women (and men if they wanted) for adults/outwith school! I think that’s great, and very inspirational!

The company I work for celebrates international women’s day by recognising the women who are doing amazing things for the brand. I work in a male dominated field so it’s nice to recognise the women who are also involved, and to make them feel more welcome in this industry!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I think woman's day is great. It is to show appreciation towards great women in your life. What is wrong with showing that someone is important to you.
Also weirdly enough muslims are okay with their dynamic. When you walk past a muslim woman she will actually judge western woman for being sluts from not being all covered up.
Of course you should show gratitude for women you care about, especially for your lady. If you love someone you want to make them happy, why not celebrate it and making her feel happy and loved, women are romantic and feeling special on this day beautyful. Why be bitter about it.
Man's day also exists when you appreciate the good man in your life. It is also a nice gesture to show a man he means a lot to you

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I don’t like the news stations conceptualization of it because they focus on the traumas of marginalized women and ignore the positives of celebrated and happy women. I view women’s day as a celebration of mothers, grandmas, daughters, aunts and the beautiful and supportive social gifts they bestow on the community through their hugs, their smiles, their sewing, their house cleaning, their baking, their creativity, and their beautiful clothes and house cleaning and maternal instinct and social consciousness. Women are the sages of the heart, men are the sages of the body and the fields and the technological devices and the governments and manual labours, a woman whispers, while a man sings.

Anonymous · Answer

I think it’s just performative, and it gets more over the top each year. It’s not a real holiday. I don’t believe that women need to be celebrated each year just for being women. Same with international men’s day. No one really celebrates either of those days. And if they do, it’s for all the wrong reasons.

Lliam · Answer

I think you said it well. I agree. I don't celebrate it. Nobody is forcing anyone to. But it doesn't bother me to have one day a year to remember women's rights and the value of women.

I'm certainly not butt hurt about it like some weak, whiny, bitter, poor excuses for men who are the male counterparts to radical, misandrist feminists.

Guy13 · Answer

Woman's Day is another means of the Left to further separate and divide this country. Sex, Gender, Hyphenated Identity rather than Americans. Stalin wrote all this down and how he was going to do it. He is an Educator and a son of a Pastor so he knows both Culture and Spiritual. "Riding the back of the Blacks and not having to fire a shot" are in his quotes."... referring to use of Slavery.

Woman Day is an appeal to the animistic and thoughtless Self.

SolitarySolace · Answer

I have no idea. I honestly don’t think it should exist. They don’t want equality they want supremacy. Otherwise they’d be cool with an international men’s month but the idea is just way too sexist to them. Yet having one for women and not men isn’t? Women are such fucking hypocrites

jshm2 · Answer

It is just another platitude by Western countries to gloss over how shit they really pay and treat women.

Women in Western countries are consistently paid less than men, despite doing the same work. Also more likely to be victims of sexual and physical violence than men.

But hey, here have a meaningless day dedicated to remember those that got away or bucked the trend.

Anonymous · Answer

To celebrate these two guys:

Summeroflove · Answer

I really don’t care. Honestly most people don’t care anymore what’s been done by a woman or a man.  I don’t see women as better then men or needing special treatment

KrakenAttackin · Answer

Fuck, if you even try to define "woman" you have liberals screaming bloody murder.

NewsReader · Answer

What is a woman? I agree with all your points. I can copy & paste your description into my answer.

Adam1978 · Answer

Same reason as all other named days to try to sell you stuff you otherwise wouldn't buy.

gorydetails · Answer

Apparently now the purpose of international women's day is to recognize mentally ill males and award them for being outstanding 'women'. Pushing biological women off the platform.

sheenagwapa · Answer

women's day is for western culture here in the philippines women ate treated well

andreasderjuengere · Answer

The purpose: giving attention to attention seekers :)

Wise4myage · Answer

I'm ok with that, but what about Men's Day? Do we even get one?

Anonymous · Answer

Ego. Ask a woman and she tell you everything pertains to her somehow. The only surprising thing here is that there's only 1 women's day. They probably think there should be one a week.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Just like suppose to be the same purpose of international men's day

misogynistic_pig · Answer

Confirm that the man is superior.

DarkLegacy · Answer

It has no purpose

Pterodon · Answer

No idea

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