Ladies, this Sunday much of the world will stop to cherish and celebrate you – women who know the difference between Gerber and Hein, can discern between a cloudy tantrum and a scream of pain and have firsthand knowledge that Hannah Montana’s best friend Lilly does not really have pink hair.
In fact, we are four years shy of celebrating a century of official Mother’s Days here in the U।S. I’m not a mom, but I have one and I’ve hoped that this worthy tradition will last forever. But wait... in the near future we may get our wrists slapped for daring to celebrate your role and contributions as moms. Sweet niblets!
Currently, the U.S. Senate is considering the ratification of a treaty that frowns upon the celebration of motherhood. The Convention on the Elimination on All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is termed the “most complete international agreement advancing basic human rights for women” by the National Organization for Women (NOW). Sounds good, right? Before you raise your glass in a toast, take a closer look.
The United Nations committee of 23 “gender experts” under whom nations that ratify CEDAW are accountable, reprimanded Belarus and criticized their celebration of Mother’s Day as a promotion of “sex-role stereotypes” and “women’s traditional roles.” The committee advised Armenia to fight the stereotype of “women in the noble role of mother.” Instead, it has a long history of supporting prostitution, abortion, mandatory sex education and day care - all in the name of gender equality and non-discrimination.
CEDAW establishes that motherhood tends to limit women’s full participation in society. So in return, it works to eliminate the role of the mother. I guess the U.N. never heard that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. Or is that now a politically-incorrect old wives’ tale?
In fact, we are four years shy of celebrating a century of official Mother’s Days here in the U।S. I’m not a mom, but I have one and I’ve hoped that this worthy tradition will last forever. But wait... in the near future we may get our wrists slapped for daring to celebrate your role and contributions as moms. Sweet niblets!
Currently, the U.S. Senate is considering the ratification of a treaty that frowns upon the celebration of motherhood. The Convention on the Elimination on All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is termed the “most complete international agreement advancing basic human rights for women” by the National Organization for Women (NOW). Sounds good, right? Before you raise your glass in a toast, take a closer look.
The United Nations committee of 23 “gender experts” under whom nations that ratify CEDAW are accountable, reprimanded Belarus and criticized their celebration of Mother’s Day as a promotion of “sex-role stereotypes” and “women’s traditional roles.” The committee advised Armenia to fight the stereotype of “women in the noble role of mother.” Instead, it has a long history of supporting prostitution, abortion, mandatory sex education and day care - all in the name of gender equality and non-discrimination.
CEDAW establishes that motherhood tends to limit women’s full participation in society. So in return, it works to eliminate the role of the mother. I guess the U.N. never heard that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. Or is that now a politically-incorrect old wives’ tale?
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