Rocker Bono named Glamour magazine's first 'Man of the Year'

Record ID: 901034

  • Title: Rocker Bono named Glamour magazine's first 'Man of the Year'
  • Date: 1st November 2016
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE - DECEMBER 01, 2015) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** VARIOUS OF BONO ON RED CARPET POSING FOR PICTURES NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE - NOVEMBER 25, 2013) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BONO WITH BANDMATES ON RED CARPET AT MOVIE PREMIERE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNTIED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS) BONO ON RED CARPET AT OSCARS EVENT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - MARCH 2, 2014) (REUTERS) BONO POSING FOR PHOTOS WITH U2 BAND MATES AT ACADEMY AWARDS
  • Embargoed: 15th November 2016 20:49
  • Keywords: honor singer band U2 man Glamour women of the year Bono
  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK + LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / UNKNOWN LOCATIONS
  • City: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK + LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / UNKNOWN LOCATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Celebrities,Arts / Culture / Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA00256M6YX9
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  • Story Text: Irish rock star Bono is getting a new accolade, as Glamour magazine's first Man of the Year.
    The U.S. women's magazine announced on Tuesday (November 1) that the U2 frontman and humanitarian will be the first man in its 36-year history to be honored on its annual Women of the Year list.
    The magazine said on its website that for years it has eschewed including any men in the honors "on the grounds that men aren't exactly hurting for awards in this world, and that here at Glamour, the tribe we're into celebrating is female."
    However, "when a major male rock star who could do anything at all with his life decides to focus on the rights of women and girls worldwide - well, all that's worth celebrating. We're proud to name that rock star, Bono, our first Man of the Year," it added.
    Bono, 56, in 2015 created the "Poverty is Sexist" campaign that is aimed at helping the world's poorest women through better access to education, health services and business opportunities.
    The campaign is part of the ONE organization he helped to found in 2004 to fight poverty and disease in Africa.
    Bono thanked Glamour for the award, adding in a statement that the "battle for gender equality can't be won unless men lead it along with women. We're largely responsible for the problem, so we have to be involved in the solutions."
    "We can do much more than we think we can. Leaders are accountable to all of us. If they don't support women and girls, vote them out of office," he added.
    Glamour's Women of the Year are singer Gwen Stefani, American Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, the three founders of Black Lives Matter, International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde, pop star Zendaya, Italian designer Miuccia Prada, Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad and plus size model Ashley Graham.
    They will be celebrated at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Nov. 14.
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