Gender Bias By Riddhima Sen
Gender bias refers to the bias a person is subjected to, based on his or her gender. Gender bias is generally perceived from the perception of women, since being members of the second sex, very often they are subjected to oppression and bias. Bias, as the term itself gives way, is something which hints at indifference and negligence- negligence of the voice of resistance, negligence of the voice of individuals who want to scream their lungs out, while screaming the truth. In the context of India, mostly cases of wage gap, gendered violence and domestic and public violence are observed. Wage gap indicates a huge difference in the amount female employees earn, in comparison to male employees. Maternity leaves are another way of dismissing the labour of working women. When a female employee welcomes a child, she is asked to go on a leave. What matters here is, the fact that how her efforts are not even considered in the least. This begins early on, in Indian households. M...
