Yes, today, March 8th is International Women’s Day and women all over the world are celebrating and acknowledging the realities, the struggles and the gains of women.
While I believe that significant gender inequities still remain in Canada, there have been improvements. We are aware of the massive inequalities in other parts of the world however and we need to continue to educate ourselves about this reality.
Learn more about this at: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
Right here in the lower mainland of Vancouver, Canada, child and teen sex trafficking occurs regularly. In today’s Vancouver Sun, journalist Gillian Shaw writes “Pimp offers pregnant teen for sex in online ad” and goes on to describe how the internet plays a role in child and teen sexual exploitation.
I believe that it is time for us ‘well behaved priviledged’ women to take our blinders off and learn about the realities right here in our own ‘town’. Educate yourselves, talk about it, learn the facts! Make your celebration of International Women’s Day a social action and wear a fuchia ribbon this week to acknowledge that is it “Stop the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Teens Awareness Week” ! Learn more: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/crimeprevention/publications/docs/fushiaribbon.pdf
Remember, “well behaved women seldom make history” (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich), misbehave a little by educating, advocating and saying “no more” to child and teen sexual exploitation!
peace, namaste & hippy love for generations,
Zoey