Bono last year created the Poverty Is Sexist campaign that is aimed at helping the world's poorest women through better access to education, health services and business opportunities. Photo: Getty ImagesIrish rock star Bono is getting a new accolade - Glamour magazine's first Man of the Year. "We're proud to name that rock star, Bono, our first Man of the Year," it said. Bono in 2015 created the Poverty Is Sexist campaign that is aimed at helping the world's poorest women through better access to education, health services and business opportunities. Bono thanked Glamour for the award, saying in a statement that the "battle for gender equality can't be won unless men lead it along with women.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 01, 2016 20:26 UTC