In her interactions on the occasion on International women’s day, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said subtle discrimination in language should not be encouraged.
“Language of communication has to be gender-sensitive. We stand up each time for use of the right language. We come across language both formal and informal that doesn’t recognize an implicit gender bias. We need to say language needs to be gender-sensitive. We shouldn’t encourage such language,” Sitharaman said.
While addressing female MP’s she said “We are MPs, but we are often treated as women first, and MPs later. We have to make a conscious attempt to change these things. We need to do more,” she said.
She applauded female journalists for portraying real stories with empathy despite opposition.
