Hailing from India and currently attending a nine month program in the US, I am struck by the differences and similarities between the women in the two countries and what they can learn from one another to overcome barriers and achieve equality. Through Global Links, a cultural exchange programme I’ve been involved in, I’ve seen the way women in the US approach their fight for equality. Like in India, women in the US have historically been victims of discrimination. Unlike India, today in the US there is an incredible network of support and encouragement for women in the form of government actions, corporate programmes, non-profit work and academic studies. These external stakeholders have joined women to help shoulder the mission of achieving gender parity in American society.

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