Women are not seen generally taking up rigid jobs. In India since last few years the situation is changing and women are taking up jobs that were once only measured fit for men.
We see women take up jobs in navy too and it may come as a surprise that Indian merchant navy has more than fifty women. The women do their jobs really well and win awards too.
About Radhika Menon
India’s first female Merchant Navy Captain, Radhika Menon, received the Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for 2016 from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Captain Menon was nominated by the Government of India, for the rescue of all seven fishermen from the fishing boat Durgamma, which was adrift following engine failure and loss of anchor in severe weather.
Food and water had been washed away and they were surviving on ice from the boat’s cold storage.
Capt. Menon was....
