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Searches for International Men’s Day spike on International Women’s Day because of course they do

sudshr47 March 8, 2018

Proving that men just can’t leave anything alone — trust me, I know! — Google searches for “International Men’s Day” spike on “International Women’s Day” as Men Who Are Mad Online™ whine, “But when is MY day?”

Reddit user R1zzles posted this clever graph using data culled from Google Trends. It shows that searches do tend to spike right on International Women’s Day, which is celebrated on March 8.

For the record, there is an official International Men’s Day, for some reason, celebrated on November 19. But, apparently many men are not content with the knowledge the other 364 days a year (365 days on leap years!) are set aside for “Well, actually…” tweets. Read more…

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Why this bookstore is only stocking titles written by female authors

sudshr47 March 7, 2018

Nestled between kaleidoscopic graffitied walls on a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it side street in east London lies a bookstore with a difference.

The shop, which is called Like A Woman, only stocks books written by women. Books penned by persistent women who’ve rebelled, shouted, and “fought for change.”

This tiny bookstore—the creation of publishing house Penguin Books— is a temporary fixture in the run-up to International Women’s Day on 8 March. But, though its presence may be fleeting, the creators hope to make an indelible point about the representation of women in publishing. Read more…

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