Full support, not just on Women’s Day, but always!

This year, International Women’s Day has begun to be celebrated in advance. It’s safe to say that women and children are the biggest victims of disasters like pandemics and wars that cause mass casualties these days. Emphasizing the importance of women before and during Women’s Day is important, but it’s not enough; we must always honor this value.

International Women’s Day began being celebrated a week early this year, highlighting the importance of women. Women’s issues are one of the topics I’ve written about most frequently in my blog posts. I’m one of those who always advocate for women to be given the value they deserve, and I personally put them into practice. In my articles, I’ve outlined issues that concern us all, such as violence against women, abuse, and the struggle for equality, along with my own suggestions for solutions. Let’s remember these articles:

https://www.serhansuzer.com/tr/kadinlarin-haykirisi-challengeaccepted

https://www.serhansuzer.com/tr/bayandan-kadina-esitlik-mucadelesinde-laftan-otesi-

https://www.serhansuzer.com/tr/turkiyede-kadina-siddetin-neden-onune-gecilemiyor

https://www.serhansuzer.com/tr/toplumda-kadinin-yeri

In these articles, I outlined the following actions that individuals, civil society organizations, and the private sector can take, in addition to the measures taken by our government, particularly regarding violence against women:

1) Education is a Must

I emphasize the crucial importance of education for children aged 0-10, parental education, and educator training beyond traditional schooling. You can read the details in my blog post at http://www.serhansuzer.com/tr/egitim-egitim-egitim-iste-butun-mesele-bu .

2) Sentencing

I’m talking about imposing the harshest possible sentences on those who commit violence against women. Speaking of such a penal system, having recently watched a film about Bergen, the famous singer who has become a symbol of violence against women: Do you think Bergen’s obsessive husband, who was raped, stabbed, had been thrown nitric acid in her face, and ultimately killed in Turkey, would have thrown nitric acid in her face or taken her own life if he had received the necessary punishment from the outset? Did you know that Halis Serbest, Bergen’s husband, who killed her, was released seven months after killing her? This disgraceful man still continues to make brazen statements to the press. This example I gave applies to all tortured and murdered women. We must solve this problem somehow. This situation is shameful for our country.

3) Technology

Technology can be used to detect violent acts in advance and record them as they occur.

4) Media

Mainstream media should broadcast violence prevention programs instead of inciting violence.

5) Economic Development

We can see that fanaticism and the tendency to violence are decreasing in countries with high economic development.

6) Involving our people in production

If we want to ensure prosperity in a country, we must enable people to achieve their dreams, do work they enjoy, contribute to society, and produce.

7) Instilling a positive culture

We need to instill a positive culture (the habit of a positive and constructive outlook on life) in the media, social media, educational programs, and every possible medium.

8) Proactive Approach       

I’m talking about identifying those with violent tendencies early and closely monitoring them.

9) The Bad Boy Appeal

Many women, even in wonderful relationships where they cherish themselves, can be drawn to men with bad personalities because “something’s missing.” They then find themselves involved in violent acts. Don’t you think there’s something wrong with that?

10) Women should start educating their fellow women and men in the right direction.

I agree with the saying, “Half of people are women, and the other half is what women raise.” Those who haven’t received family love, especially from their mothers (sometimes due to bad parents, or sometimes due to a twist of fate, like being raised in an orphanage), can become murderers or villains later in life. They can even take over a country and start wars that cost thousands of lives. Women need to raise their sons to be respectful and egalitarian towards women, and their daughters to be self-confident and at peace with themselves. I had also previously written a memoir, on a different occasion, about two women I knew who were heartwarming and could serve as role models for other women, especially those who wanted to become lawyers: https://www.serhansuzer.com/tr/hukuk-dunyasindan-iki-buyuk-yildiz-kaydi

Speaking of this article, here’s a list of women who broke new ground in Turkey:

If you’d like more details, you can read the link where I got this list: https://paratic.com/tarihin-ilklerine-imza-atan-basarili-turk-kadinlari/.

These exemplary women paved the way for millions of women who followed. I commemorate those who have passed away with mercy and wish those who are still alive a healthy and happy life.

You can read the history of International Women’s Day, celebrated every 8 March, on Wikipedia: https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCnya_Kad%C4%B1nlar_G%C3%BCn%C3%BC

In summary: At the International Conference of Socialist Women affiliated with the 2^nd (Socialist) International, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 26-27 August 1910, delegates from the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Clara Zetkin, Kate Duncker, and their colleagues, proposed that an annual “Women’s Day” be observed from now on, and the proposal was unanimously accepted. In the early years, no specific date was set.