Women’s Month
I can write around the title "Women’s Month" without really talking about March as women’s month. It can mean the monthly visits that most fertile women have that can mean so much and can decide the birth of a new soul.
But I am talking about March.
And I am talking about this month being a special month that honors women.
It just that I may be hung up on babies and the fact that I am still in a happy albeit childless marriage.
But let’s not talk about me.
I am just one woman, and a slightly boyish one at that. My friends and family can certainly attest to that.
Women have fought so hard to be considered "equal", and by humanity man and woman are equal. Why are we all "equal" in terms of race and gender but we tag ourselves as "Caucasian man", "Fil-am lady", "Arabian teenager", etc? Equal, but distinct… and women are distinct from men, though equal.
The same group of women who protest for the recognition of women as equal may be the same group who demand full rights to their body…Abortion is simply their prerogative. They say. How about equality? The baby has equal rights to life, does it not? Women may demand to be considered equal in everything possible under the sun but still expect men to stand up in buses or trains to let them sit. Don’t men have equal rights to the seat?
What does this mean?
that we should recognize equality, but not get carried away and foam at the mouth everytime that we discuss gender rights… In fact, nowadays we have to consider GLBT (gay-lesbian-bisexual-transexual) rights as well… in all these gender rights, don’t forget that of course the men have rights as well… We have gotten so caught up in trying to be treated equal that we are not treating other people fairly.
that though we are equal, we are distinct
that respect of women by men and vice-versa should never be outdated
