I wish I could have pin pointed one particular problem that was the biggest that Indian women faced, but instead I found a conglomeration of issues. Issues that manifested as a low buzz in everyday casual sexism, ranging from ‘make me a sandwich’ jokes to rigid mindsets exhibiting as underhanded comments about working after marriage or simply working.
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