Chinese women get half the day off work on International Women's Day

She says a Men's Day would support male workers across the country

She poses in series of pictures promoting range of traditionally male jobs

Woman from Guangzhou, southern China, has called for day off for men

We're used to calls for greater equality for women in the workplace, but one woman believes that it is men who are facing the biggest challenge at work.

The unnamed woman from Guangzhou has posed in a series of provocative photographs to campaign for more respect for men in blue collar jobs.

The pictures released today show her posing as a butcher, construction worker and car mechanic as part of her crusade for gender equality for men, reported the People's Daily Online.

A woman from Guangzhou, southern China, is campaigning for greater equality for men in the workplace

She has posed in a series of photographs promoting traditionally male jobs, including construction workers

She says that men should get a day off work in order to show greater support for male blue collar workers

Women in China get half the day off work on International Women's Day on March 8, but men do not have a similar holiday.

The young activist said that there should be a National Men's Day on August 3 in order to support men in jobs they believe to be 'demeaning'.

She said: 'Though August 8 is not a national holiday, I call on girls to give their boyfriends or husbands a day off as a way to support "Men's Day".'

She added that men and women should be respected equally and have the same opportunities.

The campaign photographs feature the woman doing a range of traditionally male jobs while wearing shorts and a crop top.

International Men's Day is officially on 19 November, but the day has been celebrated on various other dates in China, including on August 3.

The woman, who has not been named, posed as a car wash worker while wearing denim shorts and a crop top