International Men’s Day was proposed by Professor Thomas Oeaster in 1992. But it became popular in 1999.
For more than 20 years there has been an official day to celebrate men and that date is today, November 19. Although it is a less known day than Women’s Day, on this date the role of the male community in society is commemorated.
International Men’s Day was proposed by the professor Thomas Oeaster, professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas, in 1992. Although it was not until 1999 when it was declared worldwide thanks to the Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh, professor of history of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. Teelucksingh popularized the idea of celebrating it on his father’s birthday, after discovering that the initiative had remained silent.
On this date, some issues are recalled to raise awareness, for example specific health problems in this gender such as prostate cancer, toxic masculinity, gender relations, mental health, the promotion of greater gender equality, and the highlighting positive male role models
This celebration was finally consolidated in 2009, when Teelucksingh with the International Men’s Day Coordination Committee established the basic pillars of this day.
These pillars are: promote positive male role models, that is to say, everyday men with decent and honest lives; celebrate the positive contributions of men to society, community, family, marriage, childcare and the environment; focus on men’s social, emotional, physical and spiritual health and well-being.
The event is held in more than sixty countries in Australia, the Caribbean, North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and between agencies of the United Nations.
On this day, various world campaigns are carried out to reflect on non-macho, patriarchal or violent masculinities. (I)
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