Let's reflect on Women's Day beyond the rhetoric, fanfare
Daily Monitor Wednesday March 10 2021 This week, the world ticked off an important day in the United Nations (UN) calendar. March 8 has been celebrated as International Women’s Day since 1911. This year’s theme is: ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world.’ There is fascinating history to this day whose core colours of purple (justice and dignity), white (purity) and green (hope) underpin its essence, which is to celebrate the socioeconomic, cultural and political journey of women across the world. More importantly, contrary to the tendency by especi...