Women in India versus women in the US

"Despite having had several formidable female leaders — including former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi, the current leader of the Congress Party — Indian women lag behind men in virtually every sphere of life." Let us see. The US never ahd female leaders, and women in the US ALSO lag behind men in virtually every sphere of life. It is amazing how New York Times correspondents operate in foreign lands on the assumption that the country they left behind is just perfect and ideal.