On November 19, many countries around the world celebrate International Men's Day (International Men's Day). The purpose of the celebration is to draw attention to the problem of gender discrimination and gender inequality. International Men's Day focuses on the health of boys and men and highlights the positive impact men have on families and raising children.

history of the holiday.

The first mentions of International Men's Day date back to the 1960s. Then the holiday was proposed to be celebrated on February 23 - by analogy with International Women's Day..

In the early 1990s, small events were held by organizations in the United States in February at the initiative of Professor Thomas Oaster, who directed the Center for Male Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas..

Thanks to the efforts of Oaster, in 1994 the holiday was successful, but already in 1995 his attempts were in vain and he abandoned the idea.. Later, Australia refused to celebrate on February 23, the only country where the holiday was still celebrated was Malta.. There it was celebrated until 2009, when it was decided to celebrate the day of men on November 19..

Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Men's Day on November 19 for the first time. Here the celebration took place at the initiative of Jerome Tulsking of the University of the West Indies.. “I realized that none of the days is male. Some will say there is Father's Day, but what about boys, teenagers and men who are not parents? "

He also added that his father was a great role model, so he chose to celebrate his birthday - November 19..

Later, the celebration of Men's Day was supported by the UN and UNESCO. Today the holiday is celebrated in 60 countries of the world, including Ukraine.