Sexism at IIT Roorkee: from a female alumnus
A little while ago, an article on Youth Ki Awaaz caught my attention. " 'My Kindness And Personality Didn't Matter. My Breasts Did': Guest Lecturer, IIT Roorkee" Inflamed headlines are a regular part of click-bait but I had a feeling there was more to this than a cry for attention. I spent 5 years at IIT Roorkee myself, and I'm dismayed to admit that this didn't surprise me. My first thoughts on reading the article was that it is poorly written. There are several male dominated spaces where it is enough to say " woh r**nd hai yaar " and the man is instantly believed by a large group of people. But it is not enough for a woman to write ~300 words about her personal experience on a public forum, to be believed. The public hate ensued: " hahah its happen when you hire incompetent and useless guest faculty with no knowledge and feminist ego....its the fault of IIT administration .....thanks god this women was mere a guest faculty......