mahsa Amini died in Iran after being arrested because she had not worn the veil as imposed by the Islamic regime and from that moment Iranian women began to make their voices heard to see recognized and respected their fundamental rights.
March 8 for women who struggle in Iran
It is therefore to them and to their struggle at the expense of life itself that this March 8 will be dedicated. It will be launched from today 6 March the #ilcouraggioèdonna campaign which celebrates the International Women’s Rights Day wanted by the Minister for the Family and Equal Opportunities Eugenia Roccella.
It is to the Iranian and Afghan women who fight for all women that March 8 is rightly dedicated this year
What does it mean to be free
It will be the voice of Pegah Monsters Pouractivist and content creator from Basilicata of Iranian origin, to explain what it means to be free: «It means being able to study and decide who to become. Being able to leave the house with one’s hair uncovered without fear of being arrested or losing one’s life. Have the opportunity to earn a living and have your work recognized fairly. It means choosing to build a family in peace, away from violence and war. Courage is a woman like freedom».
A voice in Italy for all Iranian women
Pegah Mostri Pour’s name became popular when unprecedented protests erupted in Iran following the death of Masha Amini. When he was 9 years old, Pegah was forced to leave Tehran to arrive in Basilicata with his family.
In those years, the violence and repression of the Islamic regime became very strong, to the point of inducing several families to flee the country. For this reason today his voice is all in support of the protests of women and menexploded after the death of Masha Amini.
March 8: a day of reflection, not of fun
And it is precisely to these women who fight for all the others that the International Women’s Rights Daynot an opportunity to have fun or go out to dinner, but an opportunity to reflect on a fundamental theme such as the freedom of human beings to be and become what they want. Without anyone being able to arbitrarily cancel fundamental rights overnight.
Rights are never acquired forever
Also because, alas, no one can be said to be safe forever. Unfortunately, conquered rights must always be defended, because a moment of inattention is enough for them to be taken away. It is also often seen in countries, including Italy, which they certainly don’t have problems with democracy.
In this sense, the abolition by the Supreme Court in some American states of the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade which in 1973 had recognized the right to abort pregnancy, de facto making it once again prohibited.
And he speaks clearly, even in Italy, when one hears too often about revise the law 194 always about abortion.
March 8: How strong are stereotypes still?
But it is also clear when surveys and analyzes of the company show how much stereotypes are still strongly present. And we know that going from beliefs to the denial of rights is really a breath.
It is interesting to observe the photograph taken by taskrabbit, the global network that connects those who need a hand for work inside and outside the home with tasker competent and reliable, to understand that there is still a lot to do.
In the face of domestic activities, in fact, it seems that the gender difference still makes itself feltso much so that men would trust a woman more than a man to clean the house (77% vs 41%), to rearrange the clothes in the closet (79% vs 39%) and to iron (76% vs 36%).
A woman fixing a pipe? Unreliable for both men and women
Gender stereotypes that are also confirmed for home maintenance activities: 29% of men would trust a woman little or nothing to repair an electrical fault27% he would never let you fix a leaking pipe and 24% would question the result of a carpentry job if it were a woman doing it.
These perceptions, albeit to a lesser extent, are also shared by the women themselves: 22% of them would not trust a person of the same gender for electrical repairs, 18% don’t think women are capable of fixing a leaky pipe and 17% would not be sure of the result of a carpentry job if a woman did it.
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