Women must come out of their 'comfort zones', says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The FM said it was her experience as the commerce and defence minister in the previous term of the Modi government, and now as the finance minister, that women do not come forward to stake claim

Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday implored women to come out of their “comfort zones”, stating that while there are laws to ensure more representation to women in governing boards and as independent directors in companies, her experience in the government is that it is difficult to find women. 

Sitharaman was addressing a gathering after Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat unveiled the findings of a survey on Status of Women in India by a Sangh Parivar-backed women’s organisation. One of the findings of the survey is that none of the 24 Parliamentary standing committees has had a woman