It’s a man’s world
At the end of the two hour flight, the plane landed uneventfully, taxied to a stop and most of the passengers got up simultaneously from their seats. It takes at least five minutes for the gates of the plane to open, but people are impatient. They are all standing still for the disembarkation to start. This is the time I observe my fellow passengers. By natural selection, my eyes land on the females first. This morning I was a bit surprised to find only one female passenger within eyesight. I thought—so what they say is true! After all, it’s still a man’s world. We encounter so many statistics nowadays showing the progress of women. One or two women head large companies. One or two women head nations. Once or twice girls topped national board exams. Leading software companies have started preferring female employees over males. By 2015 men will face a stiff challenge from women in the employment arena. Around us we find with most young couples both of them working. Change is ...