“Celebration of the Women’s Day should reflect in our thoughts, interactions and dealings, every single day of our lives” ―Favour Chiagozie Ebubechukwu
It is not new to have the walls of social media splashed with pictures to depict how strong, enduring and amazing a woman is. Probably pictures of a woman hawking bread under a very sunny weather with her nose-running child strapped to her back; or pictures of a woman farming or breastfeeding her baby with one hand and attending to a customer with the other; or contemporary pictures of a lady receiving an award or taking leadership positions. Alongside these pictures would be captions that reads “Women; you suffer menstrual pain, pregnancy pain, labour pain just to see us through. #happyinternationalwomensday”. Or one that reads on Twitter “Dear woman, your gaze melts the toughest mountain and breaks down the wall of resistance. Keep your head high. Never give up. #breakthebias”.
While these pictures and quotes might stem from the intention to celebrate women, it is not all that women’s day is about.
It is not enough to jump on social media to be struck with the realisation ‘oh, today is even women’s day’ and then punch hard your keypads to fish out the most amazing, outstanding quotes.
It might sound fictional but real, that, some of our social media users can not identify the significance of the March 8th
Without any shady intention, it might sound implausible but true that the lack of data connection would keep some people ignorant of the Women’s Day Celebration. It might sound fictional but real, to discover that, on a normal day, some of these social media users can not identify the significance of the 8th of March, even though they had just made valiant posts about women some weeks back.
It is startling to see women who would not hesitate to scream “Queen! You are invaluable. Don’t let anyone tell you less!” jump on a silhouette challenge trend in a country where the objectification of women is a norm and the inclusion of women (in all sectors), still a work in progress.
It is perplexing to see men who post pictures of females in their lives, with “buttering” captions, air opinions and exhibit behaviours averse to the treatment of a woman as a complete human being.
The International Women’s Day goes beyond pictures and quotes on social media. It goes beyond wanting to keep your feed updated or to keep your brand name in the minds of people by the “Happy Women’s Day” wishes.
The women’s day celebration is one rooted in the breaking of historical chains that has established the conditioning that sees women as inferior humans. It is one grounded in the quest to give women equal opportunity, make their voices heard, and encourage them to take over the driver’s seat of their lives away from the mercy of long held biases that surface in religion, culture and tradition.
The celebration of this remarkable day should reflect in our thoughts, interactions and dealings, every single day of our lives, contrary to handling it just as another event to be marked on the Gregorian calendar.
♦ Favour Chiagozie Ebubechukwu is an Editorial Staff Writer and columnist with the WAP
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