International Women’s Day: Resistance, not rhetoric
Every year, on 8 March, we are told, “Happy International Women's Day (IWD)," as pink logos, corporate platitudes and hollow hashtags flood our screens. The same institutions that uphold patriarchal systems suddenly celebrate women's “resilience" as if enduring oppression is an achievement. But beyond this performance lies a stark reality: entrenched gender-based violence, systemic inequality and the silencing of women who refuse to conform...