Men asking when 'International Men's Day is' are in for a big reality check
It's International Women's Day (IWD) - which seems to ruffle the feathers of men every year.
IWD (March 8) is a global initiative that aims to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness on discrimination, and 'take action to drive gender parity'. Organisers say its mission is to create a world that is 'diverse, equitable and inclusive'.
But instead of honouring their female colleagues, friends, and family - or shedding light on issues such as domestic abuse and the gender pay gap - swathes of men have taken to the internet to ask one question: "When is International's Men's Day?".
It's safe to say, they're in for a big reality check...
International Men's Day takes place on November 19 and was created back in 1999. It happens every year, just like IWD, but interest around the initiative only seems to rise when it's women's time to celebrate.
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Global Google searches for the term 'International Men's Day' were higher in March last year (coinciding with IWD) compared to the November of 2022. In fact, you can see noticeable spikes for people searching about 'men's day' every single year around the time of IWD.
Similarly, in 2013, there were about 25,000 tweets about IMD, but two-fifths of them occurred on International Women's Day (IWD). This pattern that has been mocked in the past by comedian Richard Herring, who trolled any X (formerly Twitter) user for demanding something that already exists.
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Despite multiple social media accounts pointing out that International Men's Day does exist, a slew of posts are still moaning that men 'are the forgotten people of our country'. "I can't remember the last time a government official publicly announced any policy that helps men. We have been completely forgotten and ignored," one user wrote, after Queensland, Australia, cast a purple light against its Parliament for IWD.
Replying to a another celebratory post about IWD, one man declared: "Could we also celebrate International Men's Day to raise awareness on the health gap with world wide four years less life expectancy in men, or the four times probability of suicide in men worldwide? Oh right , not woke enough." While a third added: "Applauding all the men not recognised today - and celebrating incredible men everyday! Why is there still no officially recognised International Men's Day?"
Oh dear...
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