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Glamour's editor-in-chief Cindi Leave had the following to say in response to social media questioning the magazines decision to place a man on the list of nominees for an award that has always been female specific: "There are so many men who really are doing wonderful things for women these days. Some men get it and Bono is one of those guys ...The idea that a man who could select any cause in the world to call his own, or no cause at all, is choosing to work, and not just for one night or at a special event, but consistently day after day and month after month on behalf of women, is incredibly cool and absolutely deserves applause."
Leave is referring to Bono's One campaign Poverty is Sexist movement.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour supports this decision. She had the following to say: "I'm on Glamour's side, I think Bono is the perfect choice for this first-time honour because, now 56, he's been trying to do good for as long as he's been making music."By establishing Poverty Is Sexist, Bono is making it clear that powerful men can, and should, take on these deep-rooted issues."
With Glamour and Amanpour behind Bono, his responded to the nomination with "I'm sure I don't deserve it" but the battle for gender equality couldn't be won "unless men lead it along with women". This is likely a fair argument to make but not everyone aggrees with the decision.
