International Women's Day

     What words come into your mind when you think of woman? Small, weak, sensitive, nurturing, motherhood, obedient? That's probably most people think as a stereotype image of woman. It is true that when we look in the history, women's image was always dominated by men. They were not treated as a human being but a possession of men. Their human rights were not guaranteed, so they had no position in the society for a long time. But thankfully, now days, women's position is getting higher! :) 

      Every year on march 8th is International Working Women's Day. It started in August 1910, at New York to commemorate 15,000 women who were burned by the fire while they were working in a poor working condition. The following year, on March 19, 1911, International Women's Day was marked for the first time, by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Women demanded that women be given the right to vote and to hold public office. They also protested against employment sex discrimination.

<The first demonstration in 1908, New York>

In Korea, the International Women's Day was held starting in 1920. It stopped for few years, but it continued in 1985. This year, it held in Cheonggye Plaza, Seoul. They had a big Korean women conference called, "Jump to catch hope,"

<Korea International Women's Day>

I never realized how I'm living in a good condition. I know there are countries that still discriminate women and treat them like animals. I feel so sorry for them and wish this demonstration spread more widely and speak for those who cannot stand on their rights, and I should be thankful for my surroundings. 

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day

http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/international_labor_right/2014/03/international-womens-day-its-about-womens-wages-womens-voices.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FILRF%2Finternational_labor_right+(Labor+Is+Not+A+Commodity+Blog)

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/08/international-womens-day-feminism-holiday