Men have historically been given preference over women when it comes to participating in sports. Although the number of women participating has increased over time, many still have inherent gender biases. Given that women are still paid far less than men for participating in sports, wage inequality is one of the most blatant examples of bias.

Teachers at all government colleges in the country began a three-day work abstention programme yesterday demanding removal of "discrepancies" in the eighth national pay scale.