During certain periods of time, it becomes quite fashionable to name days of year after different groups. In this particular day, the authorities associated with the government introduce examplary member of the group and honor him/her by showing him/her on TV, giving presents and ....
Labour's day------>Examplary factory worker
teacher's day----> Examplary teacher
This was very popular during the soviet time in Russia.
In fact, by this practice, the women's day had been commerated every year in Russia.
I was first tempted to say that this is the way totalitarian governments act.
They find some docile member of that group which is considered safe for the government and introduce him/her to others
to follow as an example.
But then I realized it is more complicated than that.
Introducing examplary woman or mother used to be quite fashionable in US of America
fifty years ago.
Back then the mentality of Americans were quite different from now.
During 60's and 70's, because of liberal social movements, the mentality of people
in America changed.
The Americans today think quite differently from the way they did
before 60's about race, family and gender roles in the society.
As a result, introducing examplary mother or woman, for majority of educated
men and women in the USA does not make any sense anymore.
They just laugh at the idea.
In any way, celeberating women's day in west is still quite popular but not in that old fashion way of introducing examplary woman or so.
As I wrote before, instead of govermental authorities, communities such as
a group of colleagues commemrate the women's day by throwing small parties or giving flowers and etc.
Women's day celeberated by physics community does not slightly resemble the women's in
Iran (neither the official one celeberated on Hazarte Fateme's birthday nor the one on 8th of March organized by the women activists).
I am not suggesting to have a woman's day in our institute or in universities.
I am writing these series to emphasize that there is another way of
looking at the issue.
Labour's day------>Examplary factory worker
teacher's day----> Examplary teacher
This was very popular during the soviet time in Russia.
In fact, by this practice, the women's day had been commerated every year in Russia.
I was first tempted to say that this is the way totalitarian governments act.
They find some docile member of that group which is considered safe for the government and introduce him/her to others
to follow as an example.
But then I realized it is more complicated than that.
Introducing examplary woman or mother used to be quite fashionable in US of America
fifty years ago.
Back then the mentality of Americans were quite different from now.
During 60's and 70's, because of liberal social movements, the mentality of people
in America changed.
The Americans today think quite differently from the way they did
before 60's about race, family and gender roles in the society.
As a result, introducing examplary mother or woman, for majority of educated
men and women in the USA does not make any sense anymore.
They just laugh at the idea.
In any way, celeberating women's day in west is still quite popular but not in that old fashion way of introducing examplary woman or so.
As I wrote before, instead of govermental authorities, communities such as
a group of colleagues commemrate the women's day by throwing small parties or giving flowers and etc.
Women's day celeberated by physics community does not slightly resemble the women's in
Iran (neither the official one celeberated on Hazarte Fateme's birthday nor the one on 8th of March organized by the women activists).
I am not suggesting to have a woman's day in our institute or in universities.
I am writing these series to emphasize that there is another way of
looking at the issue.
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