Standing your ground in the face of massive resistance has its payoffs. FYI takes a cue from the Congress president and shows you how not to be an ostrich in the workplace

'I would rather die standing than live on my knees,' Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata declared once. For those of us stuck in the rat race, and otherwise lacking in courage, there seems little time for revolutions beyond paper and our own blogs.

But at times when the office becomes a conflict zone, and when the same colleagues we believed we could count on for support turn against us, even the most timid among usu00a0 have to dig in their heels and hold their own.
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Following in the footsteps of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who stood her ground in the face of major opposition over the Women's Reservation bill, here's a quick guide on how to stick up for yourself in the workplace.

March 8, 2010: the date when the Women's Reservation bill was passed 14 years after it was first proposed. The bill, which seeks 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, began its contentious journey in 1996 during the Deve Gowda government. It was only in 2004 however, that the UPA government, led by Sonia Gandhi, included it in the Common Minimum Programme a document outlining the minimum objectives of a coalition government. Gandhi (pictured here beside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh) fought to get the bill passed despite massive resistance from the opposition. Interestingly, the bill was passed on the occasion of Women's Day, making Gandhi's wish for the UPA to "gift" the bill to the women of India, a reality. Read Next Story Mumbai rat killers make it to Cannes› Trending Stories Latest Photos Latest Videos Latest Web Stories ADVERTISEMENT Mid-Day Fast ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT