On the today’s episode of Navya Naveli Nanda’s What the Hell Navya podcast, Navya, Shweta Bachchan, and Jaya Bachchan mentioned the trouble of pay parity between men and women, no longer simply in the movie industry, however additionally in the subject of sports. Navya spoke about how woman athletes are paid lesser than male athletes, and Shweta argued that this has been taking place due to the fact no one is making noise about it. Last month, Jay Shah, the Honorary Secretary of BCCI, stated ladies cricketers will be paid the equal in shape charge as the men.
Navya said, “In sports, lady athletes are now not paid as a lot as male athletes. It has took place in NBA and tennis. It takes place with a lot of extraordinary sports.” Shweta located the exercise to be “unfair” and Jaya stated that this has been occurring due to the fact of the ‘insecurity’ of men. Jaya said, “It’s the insecurity of a man who is sitting at the head of it. He is insecure, which is why he feels it is simpler to put a lady down, in each and every subject and in each way. It is an result of that type of mindset.”
Shweta reasoned, “Maybe it’s the identical element for the movies, like a male tennis participant will deliver in greater audience, has a greater fan following and consequently they prefer him to play more.” She delivered that to deliver about change, one will have to begin a dialogue round the issue. Shweta said, “The concept that guys feature with is, ‘If it isn’t broken, don’t restoration it.’ So, if no one is speaking about pay parity, simply continue, how does it make a difference, they will by no means know. You have to voice it, you have to have humans to suggest about it.”
Also, why the trouble wants to be addressed now greater than ever is due to the fact female are “making an equal have an impact on as men,” Shweta asserted, adding, “Earlier, girls didn’t pay interest to it due to the fact they have been happier to simply be a phase of the story. But now, we are here, and we are making an have an impact on and are equal to guys in each way. Equal pay is no longer an out-of-the-way ask.”
The trio additionally mentioned how newly-married girls discover it hard to get a job due to the fact the “employers consider they will quickly get pregnant and will take maternity leave.” While Navya stated that this ‘bugs’ her, Shweta argued, “But suppose about it, what would you do with that one character missing? You will have to get that job done. So, what do you do?” Navya tried to provide an explanation for to her mother: “But she can work until the sixth or seventh month of her pregnancy. It’s now not like she is incapable of doing work. Maybe bodily she is no longer capable, however she can nevertheless work from home.”
In the equal episode, Jaya Bachchan additionally talked about female being their very own enemies and Indian female carrying solely Western garments these days
