Any day is just fine for promoting women and children. Their contribution, especially in the arts and music has been the hallmark of every great culture since the beginning of the agricultural revolution. Today that contribution extends to science, medicine and beyond. Let’s make today special, but also link it to Mother’s Day and Earth Day and as many others as we can. Society honors men and patriarchal religious principles almost every day of the year, ignoring the fact that without women’s creative force, none of us would exist.

Balance in our understanding of culture is sadly lacking in many parts of the world. Balance, Buddhists say, is the key to understanding life.

IWD is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some countries like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD was run in 1911.
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