By: Research Development and Advocacy

“There are two genders in the world, the first one is man, and the other one is dishwasher,” says a man.

This statement has brought us to think how the perception of men towards women really are. Coming to the year of 2024, so many have revolutionized, developed, and improved. However, are women included in this area? Are they being accepted to this well develop era? Or does people remain to think that women are just a dishwasher?

Highlighted in our history, 8^th March is recognized as the International Women’s Day. It was originally established by the women’s movement in the early 20^th century. It was further recognized by United Nations as an international day. Every year we have come to celebrate this date in hope to empower women to its finest because women are meant to be together in power.

This year, the theme was set to ‘Inspire Inclusion’ which refers to promoting the inclusivity of women in the society. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, inclusive refers to the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources to all people. We fought for women’s right, education, nationality, access to job opportunities but until today, there are still numerous comments stating an achievement by women would be, “The Only One in Many”.

The idea of this theme was brought upon by the UN Women and UN Desa in their comprehensive analysis of gender equality progress across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are coming halfway to the end of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; however, the world is still failing to achieve gender equality. According to the report, more than 340 million women and girls will still live in extreme poverty by 2030 and close to one in four will experience moderate or severe food insecurity. The disparity in power and leadership positions between genders remains deeply rooted, and at the current pace, the next generation of women will still spend an average of 2.3 more hours per day on unpaid care and domestic duties compared to men. No country is within reach of eradicating intimate partner violence, and women’s share of workplace management positions will remain below parity even by 2050. While strides have been made in girls’ education, completion rates still fall short of universal marks.

Therefore, on this year, GPM extend its support and access to promote the inclusivity of women to society. GPM believe and encourage the increase of women support would be a vital aim for all institutions. Happy International Women’s Day and we value every woman.