The Twitter-sphere is abuzz with many people asking the question: What about International Men’s Day?
While I don’t want to get into the fact that it took the same amount of time to type the tweet as it would have taken to search online for the answer (THERE IS ONE!)—the fact that this question has been popping up, often with misogynistic comments attached, says something about where we are on this year’s International Women’s day.
International Women’s Day is a day for both women AND men all over the globe to advocate for gender equality and celebrate women’s political, social and economic achievements. Today we’ve witnessed a stream of tweets with statements such as:
-“when is international men’s day? I’m looking forward to some sandwiches”
-“What? Since when is there an international women's day? is there a middle class white men's day I have to look forward to?”
-“dear clueless men lamenting the lack of an International Men's Day, there is one. It's called Presidents Day.”
-“ok, so when is international men’s day?! Oh wait… the other 365 are! #lol”
The fact that some men (and women) are responding to this day, a day that exists to combat this type of rhetoric and engrained sexism (MAKE YOUR OWN SANDWICH), with ignorance and crude jokes—makes it clear that people might not understand the day’s purpose. There were more than 1,100 reproductive health and rights-related provisions introduced in at the state-level in 2011, we have women being called derogatory terms for fighting for their right to contraception coverage and GOP Presidential candidates who are afraid to distance themselves from those responsible, the US ranks 78th in the world for percentage of women in office and worldwide women are paid 18% on average less than their male counterparts.
Some may argue that setting aside a day for women perpetuates the idea of gender inequality—but, as long as gender inequality exists, International Women’s Day can serve as a day to reflect on the achievements of the year-- as well as the work left to do.
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the republican men in washington don't deserve an international men's day.
I though men thought every day was mens day. I think they just deserve one.
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Ok, ok, I take it back!
very good, TM.
LOL
Way to go Thankful Mom. According to the legislation they are passing and trying to pass I think men want to be kings. 1,100 bills controlling women and more in the wood work is so wrong. ALEC has hand in the assault going on on women as well. we need more data on this.
OH - Thanx - Thanx Alot Women !!!!! OK - We MEN REALLY Appreciate Being Appreciated Sooooo Very Very Much !!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????? OK Here Is The Pay Check - OK You Are ALL Done With Us For A Week !!!!!!!!!!!!! OK !!!!!!!!!!! Has The Gander Flown Away ?????? OR Has The Goose RAN Him OFF ?????????
What did I tell you! Divide and conquer....
Valentines day is a day for who?
I like April 9th for MENS DAY!!!
Its 5:00 somewhere!
Pat Robertson thinks it should be 4:20
You Women Could At Least Bring US A Box Of CANDY AND Some Flowers And Maybe Some Viagra !!!!????? ONCE A YEAR !!!??????? GEEeeeeeezzzzzz !!!!!!!! OH Wait -Yep - Here Is The Pay Check- THANX !!!!!!!!!
You Women Could At Least Give Us Enuff Money Back - {$50}In Singles - So We Can Go To The Nuddie Bar For One Day Per Year !!!!!! COME-ON !!!!!!!
Women need more money than men, they should get paid more than men!
THEY DO !!!!!! Actually !!!! OH-OH-OH-OH !!!!!!! OH !!!!!!
Oh oh!? How.....
I Cannot Divulge That On The Blog !!!!!!! Hey !!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_Day
I was wondering if there was a day for....Its not a nation holiday....off
Md.....we women appreciate our men......Mine always gets what he wants and he likes independent women who have a mind. I grow my own flowers. We are just making fun of this post.
How many of our holidays are for women. Mothers day and Valentines day.....you get Farthers Day, GW Birthday. Presidents day, fourth of july, turkey day, Christmas, Super Bowl Sunday......I'm not sure who Labor day favors....and who sweats in the kitchen on those days? In those many you had listed xxx i found two more women, but I don't live in those states that observe them.
If we have a women's day (news to me), we should have a men's day! Sounds fair to me!
WOW = This Blog Got SHUT-Down Quick !!!!!!
No wonder!
I gave you both a vote for that!
I look at msnbc everyday the i go to place 2 get oil changes,stores and all u see is fox news that tell me something that the things that they want to do good for people the gop want to down play the gop want to do everything to bring him down. If the gop want to stop woman health then i cant see why a woman would vote for the gop
i would like to say something any man that say what the gop say about are talking about there mother if they or still here and they dont care a dom about there and wife and girls that are apart of there fimaly but the money that they have they dont have to werry about but its not that they dont want a black man in the white house that why they call it the white i a am retired army i seen the same thing in the army when i started working on aircraft the said they r dom and dont know what they r during
that why some of them dont want a black man in what they r during they dont have to say yes sir no more all people r not like that but the people the gop has a lot of people that are in washington that are like that becouse they dont want a black pres they want a white there i a lanto get there gop would be the same way they thank that thery know everything they forgot that things changes
ed tell me what u thank in the people that we put there we should be able to put them out before ther tarm is over even thought they are in another state