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Q: Your thoughts on International Women’s Day, and how women are depicted in our news, ads and entertainment?
A: Women’s Day needs to be celebrated every day for the contribution of women to society. And that too when they are not given the opportunity to be in the mainstream fully due to suboptimal implementation of principles of DEI.
The moot point of my comment is that while a day is specially celebrated for women, it’s good as they deserve it, but it should be done every day of the year.
The way women are depicted in film, TV and media leaves much to be desired. More often than not, they are depicted through the prism of societal prism of stereotypes. There are some exceptions for sure, but they are few and far between and can’t act as a harbinger of complete transformation of the current attitude.