Everyone knows about International Women\u2019s day, but very few people know that there is also an International Men\u2019s day.<\/p>\n
On Women\u2019s day, Social media sites are flooded with messages harping on women empowerment, their remarkable achievement & sacrifice. But on the contrary, people laughs out at the very idea about the existence of International Men\u2019s day and question the need for such day.<\/p>\n
There was a time when women were allegedly oppressed and discriminated and so during the course of time they were given more rights, attention & power in the name of equality. But time has changed and today men are at the receiving end and subjected to reverse discrimination.<\/p>\n
\u201cMen\u2019s don\u2019t cr<\/strong>y\u201d or \u201cMen are stronge<\/strong>r\u201d are some of the phrases; are as offensive and regressive to Men that feminist feels otherwise. Albeit feminists also feel that women rights are human rights but men rights are not.<\/p>\n Men are treated as an inferior gender than women and ignored in many ways including their contribution to family, agony they face against biased & draconian laws, their health-related issues, societal perception portraying women are always right and so on. According to various men\u2019s right organizations; that is why it is important to commemorate & celebrate an International Men\u2019s Day that falls on November 19, 2016<\/p>\n The objectives behind celebrating an International Men\u2019s Day are to focus on men\u2019s and boys\u2019 health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, highlight discrimination against men and boys and to celebrate their achievements & appreciate their sacrifice, in particular for their contributions to community, family and child care.<\/p>\n According to Middle-East based NRIs fighting for men\u2019s right; In India, men are discriminated and oppressed in name of women empowerment shot in the arm with 498A (Dowry), domestic violence, (DV Act 2005), maintenance, (Cr.PC 125), divorce, child custody and what not. Both 498A\/DV acts are criminal in nature and their misuse is rampant.<\/p>\n Not only the husband but his female relatives including mothers & sisters are being implicated and arrested at the drop of a hat. Men & his family go through horrendous torture and trauma of frivolous cases & courts proceeding. And at the end even If courts find out a false case, disgruntled wives get away scot free. India\u2019s Supreme Court in its number of judgments pointed of rampant misuse of 498A and cited it \u201cLegal Terrorism<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGiving justice and equality to women should not be at the expense of Men\u2019s rights and punishing them with more biased laws. Today Married Men are committing suicide more than twice compared with married women. Uplifting of one gender shouldn\u2019t at the cost of another gender. We have more criminal women in this generation than before\u201d said another founder member of Middle East \u2013 Men\u2019s Right & Justice virtual group.<\/p>\n Another founder G Rao added that \u201cOften duties and responsibilities of men are taken for granted and they are treated like ATM machine. In the name of women empowerment and equality, society ignores men\u2019s right and their welfare\u201d<\/p>\n