Double Standards

	posted by Adam on Friday July 18, @10:12AM from the News-from-around-the-world dept.
	Mangesh writes "Indian Supreme Court has ruled that different retirement age for male and female flight attendants in Air India does not violate the Indian constitution. Currently, the retirement age is 58 and 50 respectively. This was challenged on the ground that it is based on gender discrimination and therefore violates article 14 of the constitution. Feminists have demanded a review of the verdict. You can find a sample article at here. The law on DV in India discriminates against men but feminists have never taken up the issue. If a man subjects his wife to cruelty, he can go to jail for upto 3 years, and cruelty is defined in the most general manner as "any wilful act which is likely to drive her to kill herself or causes or is likely to cause grave danger to her life, limb or health (whether physical or mental)". A woman subjecting her husband to cruelty is not a crime at all!"

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Women "Grounded" at 50. (Score:2) by Dittohd on Friday July 18, @11:50PM EST (#1) (User #1075 Info) Since the women are complaining, I assume there is no pension being paid to the "retired" women. Is this correct? If there is, it seems to me that the men are getting the raw end of the deal. Dittohd

Retirement ages different in Europe (Score:0) by Anonymous User on Saturday July 19, @02:42AM EST (#2) The retirement ages are different between men and women in many European countries. They are a couple of years apart in Germany, for instance, with the same benefits being paid to a woman at a younger age. Everyone seems to accept this for some reason.

Re:Retirement ages different in Europe (Score:2) by Dittohd on Sunday July 20, @12:59PM EST (#3) (User #1075 Info) >They are a couple of years apart in Germany, for instance, with the same benefits being paid to a woman at a younger age. Everyone seems to accept this for some reason. Isn't this backwards? Since women live longer than men, shouldn't men be getting pensions earlier? If this is true, it just goes to show that anything can be justified by "logic". It just depends on who's making up the "logic". Dittohd

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