WorldCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife set off a social media firestormTuesday, the eve of International Women's Day, by suggesting that men should be celebrated too. “As we mark International Women's Day, let's celebrate the boys and men in our lives who encourage us to be who we truly are, who treat girls & women with respect,” Sophie Gregoire Trudeau wrote on her Instagram account. Gregoire Trudeau urged women to post a photo with their male ally. “Women's day is about women, not men! “International women's day is a day to celebrate intersectional feminism and acknowledge the strides women have taken for equality while simultaneously acknowledging the active misogyny women and women identified individuals encounter on a daily basis.

Source: Sunday Times March 08, 2017 11:38 UTC