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𝗜𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻? Or a way for society to ease its guilt for one day? 𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜. On Children’s Day, no one debates if kids deserve opportunities. On Men’s Day, no one writes long posts about men needing leadership roles. But every Women’s Day, the same empty speeches repeat: "𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘺." "𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴." "𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥." Should be? 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Why are we still discussing this as if it’s optional? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 • A man who makes tea once a month is a great husband. • A woman working late nights is neglecting her family. • A wife earning more than her husband is expected to hide it. A mother who takes a break for childcare struggles to restart her career. A father who takes one day off for his child is applauded. And here’s where the hypocrisy is worse— 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆… • Force their daughters into “respectable” careers to increase their marriage value. • Tell them “Shaadi ke baad adjust karna padega.” • Let their sons take risks but remind their daughters to choose stability over ambition. • They’ll celebrate their daughter’s job, but when she turns 25, the only question is: "Shaadi kab kar rahi ho?" 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗲 • Women earn 20% less than men for the same job. • Less than 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. • Only 13% of MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha are women. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? ✔️ Pink cupcakes in offices. ✔️ A “women empowerment” webinar hosted by all-male panels. ✔️ A few hashtags, and then it’s business as usual. 𝗘𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 Women don’t need another day of forced appreciation. They need power, ownership, and the right to live without society dictating their choices. So before posting about Women’s Day, ask yourself Are you actually empowering women, or just celebrating their survival?