Also, the date usually taken as the start of this first wave, when the first Women’s Rights Convention took place, occurred in the same year when the European Revolutions shook the political landscape around the Old Continent. This year is 1848.
And still, after all the way we went through, we need to talk about this. Still, we need to fight. The power of the #MeToo movement brought back women’s issues to the main picture and over the last years, we have witnessed incredible mobilizations and a true collective awareness to solve the problem once and forever.
Because of course today women have the right to vote, which was the main demand back during the first wave. Of course, women have reached the same rights as men in a lot of developed countries. But they aren’t done yet. Feminicides and violence against women are still a big scourge for our society. Women also face discrimination in their day-to-day, labour issues and social stigmas. Plus, there are many countries where women do have not the same rights as men. For example, Iran, where is very notorious the recent case of Masha Amini. This tragic case led to big protests in Iran and around the world against the conservative and oppressive Iranian government.
So we need to be proud for all the way we ran and all the rights and social advances achieved, but (there’s always a but) we really need to be aware of the fact that we haven’t completed the road, we (we all, because empowered women mean empowered men) still need to talk, discuss, take action and fight for an equal society, for an equal world.
And it doesn’t make sense to be patient, there’s no need to wait until 2030. Let’s continue the fight now. The time is now. Are you ready?