It is important that IWD celebrations include steps that steer away from gender stereotypes, and perhaps offer the true support women need.

When someone accuses you of "too much feminism", what they are really saying is, "I am uncomfortable with you challenging the status quo and disrupting my privilege".

The laws are there, but social and employers' mindsets make it very hard for women in the unorganised sector to get their rights.

More women are now going to college, but there's still the obstacle of true financial independence to be conquered in a patriarchal society like ours.

A court ruling on the basis of regressive social rules instead of Constitutional tenets can be detrimental to the progress of not just women, but this nation.