Women’s History Month is celebrated every March to honor women and their achievements throughout history. It first began in 1981 as a week-long celebration, but by 1987, it was expanded to the entirety of March. Throughout history, there have been many instances with individuals not liking the month being dedicated only to women, saying it’s a “gender equality issue”, and it’s to “please feminists”. The many women who have given their lives to women’s rights deserve much more recognition than a month.
One key person is Susan B. Anthony, who was a major part of the women’s suffrage movement and played an important role in the fight for women’s voting rights. So not only does this month serve as a reminder that men didn’t build the world by themselves, it also serves as a way to spread light on all the amazing things women have accomplished and will continue to do.
For years, Women were banned from education, money, jobs, and their inventions were stolen and claimed as men’s. So, no women aren’t lazy or untalented, they just have half the opportunity as men do and fight twice as hard for basic human rights. But this isn’t to drag all men, this is to show how the world has always seen women as less and unequal when it comes to society. Over time, there has been progress made towards equality, and there are more opportunities now for women than there have been in the past, but that isn’t true for everyone. There are still women in the Middle East who are oppressed and treated as property.
No one should have to be treated differently because of their gender. So instead of seeing March as any other month, see it as a symbol of all the amazing things women have done for our future.
