Misandry cannot ensure safety of women of UP

I' m not the sort of person who usually responds to the often foolish suggestions floated by those in authority over us purportedly for our good. I prefer to ignore them. But recent proposals put forward by the Uttar Pradesh State Women's Commission are so silly I feel they deserve greater attention. I fear silence could suggest they're acceptable.

- Karan Thapar

The aim of the proposals is to "improve security for women in public and commercial spaces". That's a laudable intention. However, what's proposed is ludicrous. Male tailors must no longer take women's measurements. Does this also mean men cannot make women's clothes and only other women can? That appears to follow. Men are also to be prohibited from attending to female customers in hairdressing salons. And no man is permitted to train women at gyms or during yoga sessions.

That's not all. Female security staff must be present in all school buses. Men, presumably, are unable or unwilling to keep young girls safe or, worse, are actually potential threats to them. And women's clothing stores can only have female staff. Men cannot be trusted to serve women without endangering them.