Radio National host Tom Switzer has slammed the ABC’s decision to replace all male hosts with women for International Women’s Day on Thursday.

Switzer, who usually hosts Behind The Lines on Radio National, told 3AW today that he was banned from presenting his usual gig and that he wasn’t “the only bloke” marginalised by the network to make way for his female colleagues on the high-profile day.

“I’m not alone, I’m not the only bloke. So International Women’s Day, March 8 every year, at the ABC it means only women can present or host shows on radio, television, online,” he told host Neil Mitchell.

When asked how it made him feel, he made clear he wasn’t a fan of the policy.