'The feminist principles behind International Men's Day'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Do men face discrimination? I don't mean gay men or black men or poor, uneducated men or even short men. Or, come to think of it, the many judged "typical boys" every day, but just men? All men.
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In the past year a website has been set up explaining what an international men's day should do in the UK. The campaign's objectives include promoting male role models, celebrating the contribution that men make, highlighting discrimination against men and the inequalities that men and boys face and thus improving gender relations and gender equality.

When these objectives are set against political power, they make no sense. Men at the top of politics, business and the media are male role models, whatever you think of them individually.
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This dominance can mean a belittling of men at home and an uneasiness, often unverbalised, about their presence in the playground, for example. This same attitude starts with boys, who quickly learn that it's never OK to cry and nurturing is a bit "girly". I'm all for changing attitudes like this but there's already a movement that supports dads in the playground and in the kitchen. That movement is called feminism.
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Yet renewed interest in International Men's Day has made me think of the many things that could change to make men and women more equal in all spheres of our daily lives. This doesn't belittle the deep injustice many women suffer around the world or the casual everyday sexism that defeats them at every hurdle. If anything, pointing out the discrimination against men simply underlines how much worse it is for women.

Happy International Men's Day.'