--- title: International Women's Day: JK Rowling Responds to Trolls description: Every year people the world over mark International Women's Day. J.K. Rowling is here to answer those asking about the male equivalent. canonical: https://time.com/4694890/jk-rowling-international-womens-day-feminism/ author: Zamira Rahim article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-08T12:43:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:05.966Z og:title: J.K. Rowling: Yes, There Is an International Men's Day. 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Rowling attends the 70th EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) at Royal Albert Hall on February 12, 2017 in London, England. Samir Hussein-WireImage by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Mar 8, 2017 12:43 PM UTC [J.K. Rowling](http://time.com/4567782/jk-rowling-fantastic-beasts-populism/) is putting Twitter trolls in their place. The _Harry Potter_ author posted a tweet Wednesday morning marking [International Women’s Day](http://time.com/4694755/international-womens-day-2017-world/) and added a postscript answering the tide of online inquiries as to why there’s no International Men’s Day. Every year these queries surface on International Women’s Day, often from men who seem a little put out by a day that celebrates women. Her response? “There is: November 19th”. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/839426039633887234) Rowling is right — there is an[ International Men’s Day](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/when-international-mens-day-2017-5289932?service=responsive), which organizers say aims to focus attention on health and gender equality each November. [International Women’s Day, ](http://time.com/4694254/google-doodle-international-womens-day-2017/)meanwhile, is set to be marked with [events around the world](http://time.com/4693384/heres-what-a-day-without-women-would-really-look-like/), including the “Day Without a Woman” protest, in which women will strike to emphasize their significance in the work force. 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