Woman's Day

On March 8th when I opened my Facebook page I saw only various posts wishing all women Happy Woman's Day....the same week I read an article in TIME magazine that female American soldiers did not drink water after 7 pm to avoid going to the bathroom in the night....further reading led me to understand why....female soldiers are often raped by their male counterparts when they went to the bathroom at night or went out for a smoke....it was absolutely shocking to read this...if these women reported the assault they might be demoted...it was the end of their careers. A female soldier in Iraq is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. I just could not believe this kind of thing would happen in a developed country and that they were sweeping it under the carpet...the following week Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman in the world to win the Oscar for Best Director....for every 10 steps we take forward looks like we fall back 5 steps...I really don't see the point of celebrating International Woman's Day.