I guess there had been a legal issue as to whether women could work as bartenders in India. I think this is really interesting considering it is easier to get a job as a woman bartending in the states. The courts in India decided that a woman can and should be allowed to bartend.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday ruled that no restrictions can be put on women for working at a place where liquor or other intoxicating drugs are served to customers.The judges also made very clear that women cannot be forced to serve liquor against their wishes.
The Court struck down Section 30 of the Punjab Excise Act, which prohibited women, and men below 25, from serving liquor at public places, as unconstitutional.
Well I don't know about serving liquor, but I know me some Indian women that can drink it.
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The earlier court ruling had to do with a "protective" judgment. Barowners were forcing women to serve liquor - and bartending in India (other than the elite pubs) is a very different thing. You sit on a table and order for drinks. (Just to dispell notions of an American bar). A female worker would be forced to deliver the drinks to the table, and in turn - be touched, felt or insulted. (Depending on what made the men feel good about themselves.) So while the court does rule that women cannot be forced to serve liquor - chances are that women will be fired from their jobs if they refuse to do so!
Thank you for the clarification. That is some bullshit right there.
Sounds like waitressing in the USA.