Women S Rights
True equality is impossible. We are not born equal, and we cannot be made equal.
But equal opportunity for all is a noble and realistic goal.
In a fairly short time – say, a century – women’s position in society has altered dramatically. This time one hundred years ago women had few rights. They were second-class citizens.
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Today marks the hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day. It is an occasion to celebrate the achievements of women, to reflect on how far women have progressed on the journey towards equality in the last century, but also to recognise that significant challenges remain, here and abroad.
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Female Leadership and Political Participation” and, on this score, Australia has much to celebrate. One hundred years ago, we were one of only three countries in the world that could boast women’s suffrage.
The significance of this achievement is evident when one reflects that Kuwait’s Parliament extended suffrage to women in 2005 and only then by a 35-23 vote, and in Saudi Arabia women are still deprived of voting rights.
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Squeeze the Middle says:
marley. Isn’t Outraged really just saying: you Aussie women are just as bad as us Aussie men so drop the whole ‘it’s all because of men’ charade. If so then why the personal attack? Read more »
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Tahera says:
St. Michael, you did very interesting observation. As you said ” Women are as much part of the system as the men are.” So to began with the facts are: First woman our mother Eve was created from the rib of Hazrat Adam. Secondly man and woman they both got… Read more »
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