Ah, Women’s Day! That glorious day when companies suddenly remember they have female employees, rush to buy pink balloons, and send out emails about “empowerment” while ensuring Meena from Accounting still earns twenty percent less than Kumar from Marketing. Don’t get me wrong—celebrating women is important. But must we restrict…


Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.