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Yes there's an International Women's Day, but males across the world have no need to feel left out, as there is a day to celebrate men too.

While the global day of women was originally launched to call for better pay and rights for females, International Men's Day (IMD) is all about promoting awareness of male health, discrimination and gender relations.

Founded in 1998 in Trinidad and Tobago, IMD has gone on to garner support from individuals and social groups across the globe. International Men's Day is celebrated in over 60 countries of the world.

When is International Men's Day?

It will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.

So there you go. There is an International Men's Day. Although people don't seem to care about it unless it's International Women's Day...

People tend to tweet most about International Men's Day on March 8th-9th

In 2013, there were about 25,000 tweets about International Men's Day.

According to a Twitter spokesperson, almost 10,000 of them were in 24 hours from March 8 and 9 - otherwise known as, um, International Women's Day. That was the peak in IMD conversations for the year.

On International Women's Day 2018, International Men's Day was among the trending topics alongside the various IWD hashtags, with upwards of 15,000 tweets listed by 9.30am.

UK Google search trends for International Men's Day peak on March 8. The red line shows International Women's Day search, blue is IMD (the colour choices were Google's, based on the order the terms were entered and not related to gender, for the record!).

What has Richard Herring got to do with it?

The comedian spends International Women's Day telling all the people asking about International Men's Day when exactly it is.

Why do we have International Men's Day?

According to the official website, 'objectives of International Men's Day include a focus on men's and boy's health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models.

'It is an occasion for men to celebrate their achievements and contributions - in particular their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care while highlighting the discrimination against them.'

The day coincides with month-long event Movember, which encourages men to grow moustaches to raise awareness of men's health charities.

How should we celebrate it?

The organisers of International Men's Day say the event 'is an opportunity for people everywhere of goodwill to appreciate and celebrate the men in their lives and the contribution they make to society for the greater good of all.

'Methods of commemorating International Men's Day have included public seminars, conferences, festivals and fundraisers, classroom activities at schools, radio and television programs, Church observances, and peaceful displays and marches.'

But if you want a more low-key way of celebrating IMD, perhaps telling a man in your life how much they mean to you will do the trick.

What about women?

International Women's Day takes place every year on March 8 and has been observed since the early 1900s, so it's well established.