Dubai International Film Festival
Glasses suited for short sighted and long sighted
We are the World...
Old Mothers
Women and Anger
Music and Cholesterol
In 1951, Anna George became the first woman IAS officer and the people of the country thought they were being so broad minded. But it took another half a century for a woman to occupy a really recognised post; it was as late as 2002 when Lakshmi Pranesh became the first woman Chief Secretary. Not many women were opting to be IAS or even IPS because they were given only 'soft jobs' that sometimes had nothing to do with what they had striven for.
Crack in the Glass CeilingYet there is a perceptible change in the way they are viewed today. These women at the top are considered to be impartial, firm and generally not giving in to political pressure. Hence women too are being given 'important' assignments. In the beginning, some ministers, especially those from rural backgrounds, were a little unsure about how to interact with women officers; but now it is taken for granted that women are as emotionally and mentally fit as men to deal with the problems of the government and crime.
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