The month of March is celebrated around the world on the occasion of World Women’s Day, and I always remember the sacrifices and successes of women on this occasion. Every year, this day reminds us of how much women have worked for their rights and have crossed many obstacles, but this time this month is something special.
I am writing all this in the joy that Sunita Williams has returned to the ground safely after being trapped in space for nine months. Their eight -day mission was prolonged by a technical error, but they not only handled themselves but once again gave the message to the world that women could cope with courage and courage in any crisis.
The story of Sunita Williams is not just a story of the bravery of a astronaut, but it is also a message, for a world that still considers a woman weak and limited. This story is proof that if women are given opportunities and resources, they can not even go to space and come back to live and make money.
Sunita’s background is as interesting as her space travel. His father migrated from a small Indian village to the United States and his mother was from Slovenia. This is a manifestation that if any person is from any region, he can reach the highest place in the world. Sunita served in the Navy and then traveled twice into space through NASA. His journey teaches us that women are not weak, if they are given favorable conditions, they can iron their abilities.
The same fact we see in the history of Pakistan. When Benazir Bhutto had surprised the world by becoming Pakistan’s first female Prime Minister, it was not just his own success, it was the victory of every woman’s dream that was said that politics is the field of men. Benazir showed the world that women could not only be limited to the doorstep of the house but also lead the country.
Similarly, the story of Malala Yousafzai teaches us that if women are given education and freedom, they can not only improve themselves but also revolutionize the whole world. Malala attackers believed that a 15 -year -old girl could silence but she did not remain silent.
He fought for girls’ education in the world’s largest houses and won the Nobel Prize and proved that women cannot be suppressed. But sadly, there is a clear difference in the upbringing of boys and girls in Pakistan. Boys are given freedom, parents sacrifice themselves to make their dreams a reality, but girls are taught that their biggest purpose is to become a good wife and a good mother. Even if a girl is good at education, it is said, “Finally, you have to get married, what is the benefit of education?”
We also see this difference in social attitudes, education, employment and salaries. Recently, a report revealed that there is a difference between 25 to 30 percent of the salaries of men and women in Pakistan. The difference in informal sectors increases even more, where women are paid by 40 % less. This difference is a sign that our social thinking still considers a woman inferior to a man. We also see the glimpse of this inequality where the daughters are deprived of property, thinking that “daughter is a tune” and the property is the only son.
Women like Sunita Williams Benazir Bhutto and Malala Yousafzai are a ray of light that tells the world that women are no less. Sunita’s story teaches us that if a woman can go into space, why can’t she make her place on earth? Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister and Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Prize and showed the world that Pakistani women are not behind. But we also have to remember that only a few significant achievements are not enough. We have to root out the thinking that makes a woman weak and inferior. Every woman should have the right to make her own life decisions, whether at home or outside education or in a job.
Come on! In the month of March, to make women on the day that we will allow our daughters to fly free instead of imprisoning them in traditional chains, because dreams are not merely to see, they have to give the form of reality and our daughters are fully capable of making this truth.
