International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8, a date that aims to raise awareness about the fight for gender equality and the defense of women’s rights. However, the call for a general strike restricted to women only, convened by the Representative Table of the PIT-CNT, has generated controversy in the country.
The senator of the National Party, Carmen Asiaínquestioned this initiative and through a message on his Twitter account warned about the “ideologization” of the date, stating that “Women’s Day was stolen from us.”
The premise of the “international women’s strike” and the slogan “class, anti-racist and anti-capitalist feminism” have been approved by the majority of the PIT-CNT Representative Table as part of a global movement commemorating International Women’s Day. This initiative has been a constant claim of the Feminist Intersocial for years.
International Women’s Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1975 to commemorate the fight for gender equality and women’s rights. The date of March 8 was chosen to honor the women who participated in a demonstration in New York in 1908, demanding political and labor rights.
The importance of the fight for gender equality
Gender equality is a crucial issue in today’s society and it is essential to raise awareness of the importance of fighting for women’s rights. Gender discrimination still persists in many areas of society, including the workplace, politics, and society.
Women around the world continue to fight for gender equality to achieve a just and equal society for all people, regardless of their gender. The feminist movements understand that the feminist strike on March 8 is an opportunity to raise awareness about this struggle and to demand a real change in society.
