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Sanju Pal’s victory in a London tribunal casts a harsh spotlight on how corporate structures systematically punish women for chronic health conditions.

NAIROBI — Sanju Pal was a high-flyer, a management consultant at the peak of her powers, invited to 10 Downing Street and lauded as an achiever. Yet, in the eyes of her corporate employers, her value evaporated the moment her body faltered. Her sacking, driven by the debilitating agony of endometriosis, and her subsequent legal victory in a London tribunal, casts a harsh spotlight on a global crisis: the systematic punishment of women for chronic health conditions.
Endometriosis affects one in ten women, yet it remains a misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and mistreated condition. Pal's case is a terrifying example of the "corporate blind spot." Despite her track record, her need for surgery and recovery time was viewed not as a medical necessity, but as a performance failure. She was labeled disabled and discarded—a ruthless calculation that stripped her of her career and her dignity.
The details of her condition—Stage 3 endometrioma with cysts the size of fruits—are agonizing to read. Yet, the greater agony was the psychological trauma of being told she was no longer a "high performer." This narrative is all too familiar to millions of women who suffer in silence, popping painkillers in bathroom stalls to survive the workday, terrified that admitting their pain will mark them as liabilities. Pal's victory is a vindication for every woman who has been gaslighted by an HR department.
The tribunal's ruling is a legal landmark. It establishes that severe endometriosis can be a disability protected by law, forcing employers to make reasonable adjustments rather than reaching for the termination letter. It challenges the corporate world to redesign its rigid structures to accommodate biological realities.
Sanju Pal's story is a wake-up call. It is time to normalize conversations about women's health in the boardroom. Endometriosis is not a weakness; it is a disease. And as this case proves, firing a woman for fighting it is not just immoral—it is illegal.
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