The Rights Of Man

WHAT IS THE BEST DAY TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY

Last Thursday (8th March) was International Women's Day.

This was celebrated with 135 events around the country (link) from celebrating women's achievement in business to Tower Hamlets council holding a women-only afternoon at one of its libraries/information centre in Bow, East London (link) . Men were banned from being allowed into the centre in a clear breach of the Equal Opportunities Act (link - 5th story down).

In addition, IWD is supported by the Welsh Government, London City of Islington College and the BBC, The Guardian, Reuters and Bloomberg.

The question then is when should International Men's Day be and would the above groups support it? Would ultra-feminists oppose it? Would council's and other public-funded bodies support it in the same way as the IWD, certainly worth challenging them?

Any suggestions for dates and reasons for the suggestion?   

UNEQUAL ENTRY TO NIGHTCLUBS : UPDATE

On the previous post I mentioned the issue about unequal entry fees into nightclubs and bars.

Men's Aid have kindly sent over this link to the EOC web-site (Link) which has crystal clear advice.

It is illegal and therefore the club my friend went to was acting illegally. I will look to widen this campaign up later in the year to see if a list can be gathered and then all can be sent to the EOC.

As mentioned, if anyone knows of other places operating such a policy then please let me know at [email protected]

The Editor

UNEQUAL ENTRY TO NIGHTCLUBS

An interesting stroy reached the ears of the Editor about differential entry charging to some nightclubs and bars.

In December, a friend with some fellow mates (male and female) went to a nightclub in Covent Garden, London.

The club had a policy that women could enter free-of-charge yet men had to pay £15.

This policy surely flouts the SDA which prohibits the sale of goods and services to people of a different gender at a different rate.

This issue will be followed up at a later stage. If any fellow bloggers have information about establishments with the same policy, then please e-mail me at [email protected]

The Editor

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