Parliament makes Men’s Day official in Romania

Romania will also celebrate Men’s Day starting this year. The Chamber of Deputies voted on Wednesday a bill which declares March 8 as the official Women’s Day, and November 19 as the Men’s Day in Romania. The law was adopted with 204 votes for and 16 votes against, reports local Mediafax. However, the President also has to sign the new law. According to the legislative proposal initiated by five Senators, the public authorities can organize events to celebrate these days, and the public television and the public radio can broadcast “programs dedicated to promoting women's rights or men’s rights” in their programs. The report of the equality between sexes commission within the Chamber of Deputies states that the legislative proposal “wanted to eliminate the discrimination between men and women and to raise awareness by balancing the family life with the personal one.” “Celebrating the two days is an opportunity to improve the relations between sexes,” the commission’s members say in the report. Several countries around the world already celebrate the International Men’s Day on November 19. Romania ranks last in the EU on equality between men and women Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com