Thursday, May 29, 2014

Casual sexism in Delhi

Below is a picture of my PAN card, which is my Indian tax-payer ID card. (No, it doesn't come with the number scribbled out like that, I just did a quick and sloppy blackout job in order to protect my Indian identity online.)




Those of you who are paying close attention might notice that below my name it states the name of my father (not my mother, naturally). Because, you know, the government needs to make sure there is a responsible adult backing up a woman's tax payment.

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