The International Women’s Day, March 8, is a good occasion for both the women and the men to ponder these thoughts and assert them.  Likewise any or all of the other 364 days in the whole year.
 

CAN HUMANITY be uplifted as the female of the species merely carry and birth children and then raise them? What is often overemphasized is the woman’s ovum “waiting to be fertilized,” her pelvis structured for pregnancy or her breasts ready to nurture an infant to childhood. What is often missed out is the woman’s strength of mind and her strength of character within. What is often ignored or denied is that women’s experiences are a rich training ground for excellent leaders and managers. It’s time we ended conditions where the women are made to passively accept what they are told to do.  These conditions harm us all.

        With enough women cultivating their energies together, the resulting synergies among themselves and with the men head toward the betterment of society and the upliftment of the whole nation and the whole of humanity. Whatever the women achieve by coming together and combining their energies, due recognition should be given to them for performing all those defined and undefined roles that must be recognized and valued by all. 

        SanibLakas ng Taongbayan Foundation salutes the Women, and also the Men who are enlightened enough to really work hard for women’s liberation from patriarchy.  On International Women’s Day.   And everyday.
 
 
 

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