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Men's World Day is observed in Russia on the 1st November annually. It was conceived by author [[George Kindel]] and inaugurated in November 2000.<ref>Men's World Day awards page http://www.worldawards.com/main.htm</ref> [[Michael Gorbachev]] was very interested in Kindel's suggestion and offered to act as co-founder and president of the event. To-date Men's World Day consists primarily in an World Awards event to recognize and honor men who exemplify the best attributes of mankind.<ref>Men's World Day awards page http://www.worldawards.com/main.htm</ref> Men recognized and awarded at this event include [[Michael Douglas]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Placido Domingo]], [[Christopher Reeve]], the [[Bee Gees]], Yusuf Islam aka [[Cat Stevens]], Sir [[Paul McCartney]], Sir [[Richard Branson]], [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Luciano Pavarotti]], and [[Ted Turner]].<ref>Men's World Day Awards page [http://www.worldawards.com/main.htm]</ref>
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'''Men's World Day''' was observed in Austria in the first week of November annually in the years 2000–04.<ref name="diepresse1">{{Cite web |last=Kocina |first=Erich |date=2010-10-30 |title=Weltmännertag: Ein Tag mit vielen Missverständnissen |url=https://www.diepresse.com/606444/weltmaennertag-ein-tag-mit-vielen-missverstaendnissen |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Die Presse |language=de}}</ref> It was conceived by author George Kindel and inaugurated in November 2000. A central motivation for Kindel was his understanding that "the testosterone influenced brain of men" is the main reason for men's violent nature, and why he also believed that women would never be capable of violence and brutality.<ref name="savetheworldawards1">[http://savetheworldawards.org/about-founder.asp World Awards – Georg Kindel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825053650/http://www.savetheworldawards.org/about-founder.asp |date=25 August 2009 }}. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref> Due to the male propensity for violence Kindel proposed that Men's World Day not be conceived as a day to celebrate men but rather a day of [[introspection]] and [[self-criticism]]. He also wanted to show that there are some males who have had a positive, nonviolent influence on our world and to award them as role models.<ref name="savetheworldawards1"/>


[[Mikhail Gorbachev]] offered to act as co-founder and president of the event after an invitation by Kindel who had described it to him as a 'men's health' initiative.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.utro.ru/news/2008/11/01/778692.shtml First Day of November- Men's World Day (November 2008, In Russian)]. Utro.ru. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://savetheworldawards.org/about-history1.asp How Mihail Gorbachev became founding president of the World Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726010806/http://www.savetheworldawards.org/about-history1.asp |date=26 July 2009 }}. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.zeit.de/online/2006/45/weltmaennertag Men's Issues- Zeit Online]. Zeit.de (3 November 2006). Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref> Men's World Day consisted primarily of a world awards event to recognise and honour men who exemplify the best attributes of mankind. Men recognized and awarded at this event include [[Michael Jackson]], [[Michael Douglas]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Plácido Domingo]], [[Christopher Reeve]], the [[Bee Gees]], Yusuf Islam aka [[Cat Stevens]], Sir [[Paul McCartney]], Sir [[Richard Branson]], [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Luciano Pavarotti]], [[Christiaan Barnard]] and [[Ted Turner]].<ref>[http://savetheworldawards.org/about-history2.asp The World Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728000712/http://savetheworldawards.org/about-history2.asp |date=28 July 2011 }}. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=qw973068420152B656 Barnard to be honoured on Men's World Day]. Iol.co.za (1 November 2000). Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref>
The Men's world Day is recognized by the [[United Nations]] in Vienna and by the Gorbachev Foundation who jointly organize the annual event.<ref>The Gorbachev Foundation http://www.gorby.ru/en/rubrs.asp?rubr_id=302</ref><ref>Barnard to be honoured on Men's World Day [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=qw973068420152B656]</ref>


Men's world Day is promoted as a world event but has not yet been officially celebrated by any other country except Russia<ref>Today - World day for Men (in Russian) [http://www.klerk.ru/more/?125182]</ref><ref>World Day For Men (in Russian) [http://www.justmedia.ru/news/society/2008/11/01/46716]</ref>
Men's World Day has been promoted as a world event but has not been officially celebrated by any other countries except Austria, and Germany in 2003<ref>[https://archive.today/20120804010712/http://www.klerk.ru/more/?125182 Today – World day for Men (in Russian)]. Klerk.ru (30 December 2011). Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.justmedia.ru/news/society/2008/11/01/46716 World Day For Men (in Russian)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104070333/http://www.justmedia.ru/news/society/2008/11/01/46716 |date=4 November 2010 }}. Justmedia.ru. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref> It was recognized by the United Nations in Vienna and by the [[Gorbachev Foundation]] who jointly organized the annual event for four years before it was terminated and replaced with a new gender neutral celebration.<ref name="diepresse1"/><ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>[http://www.gorby.ru/en/rubrs.asp?rubr_id=302 The Gorbachev Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212210512/http://www.gorby.ru/en/rubrs.asp?rubr_id=302 |date=12 February 2009 }}</ref>


Due to the perceived [[Gender equality|inequity]] of having a day devoted to honouring males alone, the 'Men's World Day' event was terminated and replaced with a new [[gender neutral]] event named 'The World Awards'<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="The World Awards">[http://savetheworldawards.org/ The World Awards]. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref> which now permanently includes the honouring and awarding of women. The [[World Award]]s continues to be held in Austria and consists of two awards events; the primary event is now the [[Women's World Award]]s,<ref>[http://www.womensworldawards.com/main.asp Women's World Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418134514/http://www.womensworldawards.com/main.asp |date=18 April 2009 }}</ref> which honours women exclusively and has become the world's most important honors for women, annually reaching more than 500 million people around the globe via television, print media, radio and the Internet. The 2009 Women's World Awards television special was broadcast in 51 countries of the world, more than 400 journalists, photographers and 31 TV teams from around the globe.<ref>[http://savetheworldawards.org/about-history2.asp The World Awards – How It Began] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728000712/http://savetheworldawards.org/about-history2.asp |date=28 July 2011 }}. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref> The second event is the Save The World Awards<ref>[http://savetheworldawards.org/main.asp Save The World Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206095539/http://www.savetheworldawards.org/main.asp |date=6 December 2009 }}. Save The World Awards. Retrieved 6 January 2012.</ref> which recognizes and awards equal numbers of women and men who have contributed to a [[sustainable]], green and livable future for our planet and its people.<ref name="The World Awards"/><ref name="womensworldawards1">[http://www.womensworldawards.com/main.asp Glamour, Passion and Power at the Women's World Awards 2008–2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418134514/http://www.womensworldawards.com/main.asp |date=18 April 2009 }}</ref> Women who have received awards at the Women's World Awards include [[Monica Bellucci]] for acting, [[Anastacia]] for singing, [[Bar Refaeli]] for style, Angela Missoni for fashion, [[Kelly Clarkson]] for entertainment, Esther Mujawayo-Keiner for social activities, [[Elle Macpherson]] for her modelling career, and [[Oprah Winfrey]].<ref name="womensworldawards1"/> The World Awards emphasises that the 20th century was marked by many outstanding women who also strived for [[Social equality|equality]], [[Political freedom|freedom]] and who all stood for peace and [[Toleration|tolerance]] as well as [[civil rights]]. Due to their contributions the general situation for women and society at large has continually improved. Yet, there is still a long way to go because discrimination and violence, say organizers, regrettably remain part of the day-to-day reality of women – at the workplace, in everyday life, and that many are still considered "second class citizens" with no rights at all, a reality that provides the backdrop for the need to highlight women's achievements.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070523225310/http://www.womensworldawards.com/awards-globalhonor.asp Honoring The Best – Women's World awards]</ref>


==External links==
==See also==
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*[[International Men's Health Week]]
*[[Women's World Award]]s up to 2009
*Men's Health Clinic of Zimbabwe
*[[International Men's Day]], a day honouring men alone


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==References==
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[[International Men's Day]]<br />
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[http://www.worldawards.com/main.htm Men's World Day Awards] <br />
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[http://www.gorby.ru/en/rubrs.asp?rubr_id=302 Gorbachev Foundation] <br />

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== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://savetheworldawards.org/ The World Awards]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212210512/http://www.gorby.ru/en/rubrs.asp?rubr_id=302 Gorbachev Foundation]
*[https://archive.today/20120729070601/http://www.calend.ru/print/167/0/7-11/15/ ''Всемирный день мужчин (Men's World Day)'']
*[http://www.mann-und-gesundheit.com/aktuelles/105-weltmaennertag2014 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mann und Gesundheit: ''Weltmännertag 2014'']
*[http://diepresse.com/home/bildung/erziehung/606444/Weltmaennertag_Ein-Tag-mit-vielen-Missverstaendnissen Die Presse.com ''Weltmännertag: Ein Tag mit vielen Missverständnissen'']


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Latest revision as of 06:38, 18 December 2024

Men's World Day was observed in Austria in the first week of November annually in the years 2000–04.[1] It was conceived by author George Kindel and inaugurated in November 2000. A central motivation for Kindel was his understanding that "the testosterone influenced brain of men" is the main reason for men's violent nature, and why he also believed that women would never be capable of violence and brutality.[2] Due to the male propensity for violence Kindel proposed that Men's World Day not be conceived as a day to celebrate men but rather a day of introspection and self-criticism. He also wanted to show that there are some males who have had a positive, nonviolent influence on our world and to award them as role models.[2]

Mikhail Gorbachev offered to act as co-founder and president of the event after an invitation by Kindel who had described it to him as a 'men's health' initiative.[3][4][5] Men's World Day consisted primarily of a world awards event to recognise and honour men who exemplify the best attributes of mankind. Men recognized and awarded at this event include Michael Jackson, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Plácido Domingo, Christopher Reeve, the Bee Gees, Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Richard Branson, Steven Spielberg, Luciano Pavarotti, Christiaan Barnard and Ted Turner.[6][7]

Men's World Day has been promoted as a world event but has not been officially celebrated by any other countries except Austria, and Germany in 2003[8][9] It was recognized by the United Nations in Vienna and by the Gorbachev Foundation who jointly organized the annual event for four years before it was terminated and replaced with a new gender neutral celebration.[1][3][10]

Due to the perceived inequity of having a day devoted to honouring males alone, the 'Men's World Day' event was terminated and replaced with a new gender neutral event named 'The World Awards'[3][11] which now permanently includes the honouring and awarding of women. The World Awards continues to be held in Austria and consists of two awards events; the primary event is now the Women's World Awards,[12] which honours women exclusively and has become the world's most important honors for women, annually reaching more than 500 million people around the globe via television, print media, radio and the Internet. The 2009 Women's World Awards television special was broadcast in 51 countries of the world, more than 400 journalists, photographers and 31 TV teams from around the globe.[13] The second event is the Save The World Awards[14] which recognizes and awards equal numbers of women and men who have contributed to a sustainable, green and livable future for our planet and its people.[11][15] Women who have received awards at the Women's World Awards include Monica Bellucci for acting, Anastacia for singing, Bar Refaeli for style, Angela Missoni for fashion, Kelly Clarkson for entertainment, Esther Mujawayo-Keiner for social activities, Elle Macpherson for her modelling career, and Oprah Winfrey.[15] The World Awards emphasises that the 20th century was marked by many outstanding women who also strived for equality, freedom and who all stood for peace and tolerance as well as civil rights. Due to their contributions the general situation for women and society at large has continually improved. Yet, there is still a long way to go because discrimination and violence, say organizers, regrettably remain part of the day-to-day reality of women – at the workplace, in everyday life, and that many are still considered "second class citizens" with no rights at all, a reality that provides the backdrop for the need to highlight women's achievements.[16]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kocina, Erich (30 October 2010). "Weltmännertag: Ein Tag mit vielen Missverständnissen". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b World Awards – Georg Kindel Archived 25 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b c First Day of November- Men's World Day (November 2008, In Russian). Utro.ru. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  4. ^ How Mihail Gorbachev became founding president of the World Awards Archived 26 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  5. ^ Men's Issues- Zeit Online. Zeit.de (3 November 2006). Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. ^ The World Awards Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  7. ^ Barnard to be honoured on Men's World Day. Iol.co.za (1 November 2000). Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  8. ^ Today – World day for Men (in Russian). Klerk.ru (30 December 2011). Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. ^ World Day For Men (in Russian) Archived 4 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Justmedia.ru. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  10. ^ The Gorbachev Foundation Archived 12 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ a b The World Awards. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  12. ^ Women's World Awards Archived 18 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ The World Awards – How It Began Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Savetheworldawards.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  14. ^ Save The World Awards Archived 6 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Save The World Awards. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  15. ^ a b Glamour, Passion and Power at the Women's World Awards 2008–2009 Archived 18 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Honoring The Best – Women's World awards
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