Please don't stare at your wife ….
“हमेशा उन्हें घूरते मत रहिए, उनकी मदद कीजिए।”

The L&T Chairman's remarks urging employees to avoid "staring at their wives" and report to work even on Sundays have sparked widespread criticism—and rightly so.

But what most people are missing is that work-life balance is also important in the home environment. 

Sometimes one partner is overburdened with housework and managing family while the other is preoccupied with professional success. This is also not desirable. 

As per PLFS data, only 39.6 percent of total women with an education level of post-graduate and above are working in 2023-24. Why is it that the highly educated women are not getting their due representation? 

The same data indicates that 43.04% of women identified childcare and homemaking responsibilities as barriers. 

This needs to change at a time when most political parties are targeting the woman electorate with schemes like Ladli Behna and Maiya Yojana. 

According to a report, India requires an additional 400 million women in the workforce to contribute $14 trillion to the economy, which would necessitate increasing the female labour force participation rate (LFPR) to 70 percent by fiscal year 2047. 

Already in financial services and mostly in PSBs, there are policies to support our women bankers. Companies like L&T should focus on creating a more conducive environment rather than generating toxicity. 

And while companies will build their own strategies, you at home can take a small initiative on your own. While staring at your own wife is highly recommended, helping her may earn you far more brownie points.

चेहरा क्या देखते हो 
चेहरा क्या देखते हो 

दिल में उतरकर
 देखो ना 
दिल में उतरकर देखो ना 
चेहरा क्या देखते हो …