TGIF

I have a Latin calendar on my bulletin board next to my English calendar. (Of course...as David Ogilvy said, "cultivate eccentricities early because that way people are less likely to think you've gone gaga in old age.") In another clear example of gender inequality, the only female figure after which a day of the week is named on the Latin calendar is Veneris, the Day of Venus. Most Romance language speaking countries follow suit (except for Sardinia because of some exiled Jews - always causing problems! lol). But, while the female named days are in the vast minority, none of the other days of the week are deserving of an acronym. 

Friday, or Freitag in German countries, is also named after a female goddess - Frigg or Frigga (and you thought that was simply some euphemism for not saying the other "f" word). Frigg is the goddess wife of Odin and plays the same powerful yet seductive and tricky role that Hera does for Zeus. It seems likely that the day was named consistently for female divinities because it was the time for going home and restoring oneself. So, the next time you see TGIF, give a little shout out to gender equity and say Thank Goddess it's Friday.