Chennai: German chancellor Angela Merkel is setting the economic agenda for European Union members and Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is able to snub the US, as she is upset with the super power's spying network. A Nasa trip into space is rare these days without a woman astronaut. But women aren't equal to men in the world of chess. While there is an unmistakeable buzz about the world championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen even before a piece has been moved, the ongoing women's championship involving China's Hou Yifan and Anna Ushenina of Ukraine has grabbed little attention. The purpose of this article isn't to hype up the issue from the feminist viewpoint but...
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