When it comes to gender issues, mostly crimes against women take centre stage — dowry deaths, domestic violence, infanticide, rape and molestation are often talked about loudly and in unequivocal terms. Crimes against women need to stop and raising voices against them is very important. However, another gender issue that needs equal, if not more, attention is discrimination against women in the workplace. Women are often paid less than their male counterparts, have equal skills and give an equal number of hours to their profession, yet they sooner or later hit the glass ceiling. India slipped from 129th position to 131st out of 148 countries in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report. Studies show that women in leadership positions........

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