Question

Shriya has been working at a renowned IT company for about eight months now, and has made some close friends within her team. One day, she catches up with one of them for lunch and they have a pleasant conversation.

After lunch, she bids her colleague goodbye, before walking away to catch a bus. On the bus, Shriya ponders over the things that the conversation revealed to her, and decides that, unbeknownst to her, she is being violated at work.

Since there do not seem to be any obvious incidents, what are the likely reasons that led her to these conclusions?

• A. I think she found out she is being paid lesser than most of her colleagues in the same position as her.
• B. I think she found out there were so many opportunities she had been left out of.
• C. I think she is wrong, since only physical harm counts as violence and there were no obvious incidents of the sort.
• D. I think because she had been working only for eight months, so she should not feel bad even if she is being paid less and purposely left out of opportunities.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A I think she found out she is being paid lesser than most of her colleagues in the same position as her.
B I think she found out there were so many opportunities she had been left out of.

Violence against women includes not only physical harm, but also paying lower wages in comparison to others doing the same work, denial of opportunities, and denial of education, among other things.

Number of months into the job is not a factor to consider.