Symptoms of arthritis usually develop over time, but may also occur suddenly. Arthritis is most common in adults over the age of 65, but it can also develop in children, adolescents and young adults. Arthritis is more common in women than men and overweight people. Osteoarthritis initially affects the smooth cartilage lining of joints. This makes exercise more difficult than usual, causing pain and stiffness. Environmental pollutants which mimic the effects of estrogen inside our bodies are called xenoestrogens. We are confronted with these in several ways including car exhaust, pesticides, solvents (present in nail polish and remover), emulsifiers present in soap and cosmetics, plastics (think water bottles) and synthetic hormones found in birth control pills and other drugs which can be flushed into the sewers and back in our soil and water. Female MBA candidates in India expressed more desire for changing social norms than their male counterparts. Some of these women stated that they can appreciated the needs of minorities given that they too were ‘oppressed’. Several sought an improved workplace persons over personal power; they desired to apply ’feminine’ values in society, perhaps through harnessing the Indian esteem for the ‘mother’ to professional life.