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  Happy International Women's Day - 8th March 2026 I went to my fitness class on Friday. There was a debate between two. One said jokingly "O nly one day is celebrated for women, as all the other days belong to men." The other said, "This is western culture. You all have already got all the  recognition like men. There is no need to celebrate a date connected to a gender".  In the evening, when I was walking with my wife around the complex, we met another couple. Again there was a talk on women's day. The gentlemen said, "I don't think there is any bias in a community like us (upper middle class) and there is no reason why we should celebrate an event like that in our complex". I always message my thoughts (through WhatsApp now) to the women I know, while extending my greetings on 8th March. This made me to ponder and I browsed to find out whether 'gender inequality' is a thing of the past or does it still exist. I felt the truth betwee...