Yes, they waited till Thursday, and yes, the discussion was not a celebration of men, but rather a mental health outreach to address male suicide. But damn, progress is progress.

Since I was totally unaware that November was Men's Health awareness Month (prostate cancer) and I had totally unaware that there is a Men's Day, I hadn't been looking for news or media on it. After a bit if digging I did find this excelant speech in the UK Parliament on it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olK7vrZx70g