Yes you heard it right! Wednesday, 19 November is the International Men's Day and the event seeks to highlight the fact that even men– once in a while – can cry for some equality and justice!
The day is marked every year as an opportunity to work together to improve the lives of men and boys all over the globe. The theme for the International Men's Day 2014 is "Working Together for Men and Boys"
The observance for the day is designed to "encourage greater cooperation in addressing issues that affect men and boys all over the world such as the shorter life expectancy of men, the high male suicide rate, our collective tolerance of violence against men, the struggles that boys can face in getting an education and the unique challenges of father-child relationships," the 'Men's Day' website said in a statement.
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Started in 1999, the objective behind the day is to highlight discrimination against men and boys, while at the same time appreciate their achievements and contributions to society. Although if men have been discriminated against in this highly-patriarchal world, the #ShowMenSomeLove campaign by 'Emami' in India is arguing that the world must stop overestimating the privileges that men and boys supposedly enjoy.
The company has a video which screams for some sympathy and attention towards the issues of men.
Here are 10 Quotes on 'Men' that highlight their importance and which might help drag the pendulum of gender issues to some equilibrium, as many men would note:
"I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage, or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman."
― Anaïs Nin, French/US author
"Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid."
― George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops? (American actor, comedian and author)
"A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction."
― Oscar Wilde, Irish writer and poet
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." – Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180
"Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence."
--Democritus, Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher
"Treat all men alike. Give them the same Law. Give them an even chance to live and grow."
--Chief Joseph, leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce, a Native American tribe
"Honor is simply the morality of superior men."
– H.L. Mencken, American Journalist
"The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has"
–Confucius, Chinese philosopher
"All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
-- Walter Scott, Scottish novelist and poet
"It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys."
-- Emil Zatopek, Olympic gold medallist
