International Women’s Day has been observed since the beginning of the twentieth century and has been gaining popularity ever since. As a white, middle-class, Scottish university student, it’s sometimes all too easy for me to naïvely view gender inequality as a thing of the past. I forget that, outside my sheltered life, there are women being abused, harassed, dominated, mistreated, penalised and put down every single day based on a stupid prejudice.
International Women’s Day is an effective tool for reminding thoughtless people (like me) that there is still a long way to go before gender equality is a worldwide norm. We have yet to reach the stage where the idea of abusing someone based on their gender is as outdated and bizarre as the thought of abusing someone because of their hair colour. Until that equality is achieved, I believe that International Women’s Day is a valuable and important holiday.
In honour of International Women’s Day, I have decided to take a look at a few prominent females who made interesting contributions towards the development of Western music as it is today.
Enjoy.
International Women’s Day is an effective tool for reminding thoughtless people (like me) that there is still a long way to go before gender equality is a worldwide norm. We have yet to reach the stage where the idea of abusing someone based on their gender is as outdated and bizarre as the thought of abusing someone because of their hair colour. Until that equality is achieved, I believe that International Women’s Day is a valuable and important holiday.
In honour of International Women’s Day, I have decided to take a look at a few prominent females who made interesting contributions towards the development of Western music as it is today.
Enjoy.