No Place For A Woman

Dear God

Sample this:

Ladies log ko 8 baje ke baad ghar par hona chahiye.

Ladies ke baithne ka arrangement udhar hai madam, aap wahi chale jaiye.

Ladies ko thoda khana wana bhi banana hota hai na to lunch mein der karne se kaise chalega.

I am really offended at the way people treat the women at their workplaces. I hate it when women are forced to sit with other women irrespective of the fact that they wish to sit within their ranks. Maybe the lady in question does not want your care(!) and the attention drawn to her gender all the time. In many official gatherings, officers and women are addressed separately and it is really very irksome. The whole point of working is trying to make your own identity and people just spoil all your effort by treating you as so called ladies log. So much for gender sensitivity!

Let me address it once and for all then:

Let all the working women firmly resolve that:

1.      In official meetings and gatherings, no matter what people say we will always sit within our ranks and not in huddles as is frequently observed. We are not sheep to be herded in a corner.

2.      We will all take active participation in any function, visit, occasion and celebration and will refuse to just mark our attendance. We will find a place for ourselves and we will assert so loud enough for the world to hear.

3.      We will not be afraid to voice our opinions and take calculated risks and initiatives in our workplace. We will refuse to be treated like a trophy presence and ceremonial roles.

4.      Excluding exceptional circumstances, we will make arrangements for our own commute to office and point blank refuse lifts, pick-ups and drops from colleagues. It is about time, we refuse to be escorted by someone when we step out.

5.      We will have a cordial relationship with our subordinates but we will refuse to let them overstay their welcome and assert our say on all matters. It is important that they know their opinions and suggestions may or may not be accepted.

Let us all try and scratch the Ladies Tag.

PS: Not that we are not already doing that!