I prefered Women's day as Mothers' presumes that unless a woman is a mother, she doesn't deserve to be celebrated.
If a woman works she is celebrated via labor day. If she fights she is celebrated via veterans day. If a woman neither works nor fights nor is a mother, why exactly does she deserve to be celebrated? (the same applies to men too).
Because throughout history and even today their rights and voices are suppressed. Even in America they couldn't vote up until 1920s.
It seems as long as there is memory of that oppression, and as long as there are still glass ceilings, or places in the world were women are still oppressed because of their geneder it is worth celebrating this day.
> why exactly does she deserve to be celebrated?
Well we didn't need much reason beyond their gender to oppress them all those years (and still do) so it seems we can at least acknowledge their struggle and suffering if nothing else. Or are you worried about reverse discrimination? "Can't celebrate too much now, they'll get cocky and we'll have to set them in their place again"
If a woman works she is celebrated via labor day. If she fights she is celebrated via veterans day. If a woman neither works nor fights nor is a mother, why exactly does she deserve to be celebrated? (the same applies to men too).