财政部长Nirmala Sitharaman批评媒体在2026年预算期间对她的服装进行审查时的性别偏见,强调妇女领导人应当根据其工作而不是外表来评判。 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticized gender bias in media scrutiny of her attire during the 2026 Budget, stressing that women leaders should be judged by their work, not appearance.

财政部长Nirmala Sitharaman在第九次预算陈述中谈到持续存在的性别偏见问题,指出公众和媒体着重关注她的着装,特别是她的睡衣,反映出男性同行没有受到不平等的检查。 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed persistent gender bias during her ninth Budget presentation, noting that public and media focus on her attire—specifically her saree—reflects unequal scrutiny not faced by male counterparts. 她询问为什么没有人向男性财政部长询问他们的衣着问题,要求他们注意分散对政策的注意力,并给领导阶层的妇女造成不必要的压力。 She questioned why no one asks male finance ministers about their clothing, calling the attention a distraction from policy and a source of undue stress for women in leadership. 在介绍2026年联邦预算之后,她强调,真正的平等意味着通过工作而不是外表来评判妇女。 Speaking after presenting the 2026 Union Budget, she emphasized that true equality means judging women by their work, not appearance. 她的发言恰逢新倡议的启动,如SHE Marts和妇女自助团体零售平台,扩大了Lakhpati Didi方案,以促进农村女企业家的发展。 Her remarks coincided with the launch of new initiatives like SHE Marts and a retail platform for women self-help groups, expanding the Lakhpati Didi program to boost rural women entrepreneurs.