Introduction

All year round the calendars are awash with markings of specific days to commemorate different issues that transcend any form of national or cultural boundaries. However, the most renowned days are Women’s day and Earth day. The contemporary societies observe these days graciously because virtually every form of existence is indebted to Mother Nature and the woman. Nonetheless, the traditional connotations underlining the celebration of these days are not worthy of the importance ascribed to these two vital elements of survival. Notably, Earth day is merely associated with recycling and appreciation of trees. On the other hand, Women’s day is the day for all people regardless their stand on gender equality, to reiterate the age-old rhetoric of how women were crucial to their development. Such shallow mentalities need to be dropped because the current environmental issues extend beyond the rhetoric of waterways and forests. Also, the essence of feminism runs beyond the inescapable need to eradicate discriminative tendencies on the basis of gender. Notably, the capitalist patriarchate and dominative masculinity are attributable to the alarming environmental crisis, as well as the slow arduous march towards attaining gender equality in all corners of the world (Feminist Environmental Philosophy).