‘’To all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful , and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams. ’’ – Hillary Clinton Many of you might take a look in this just because it titled ‘Gender Equality’ where…
Yesterday, a lawyer appearing before Justice Rekha Palli, a sitting Judge before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, got irked, when a Lawyer appearing before her addressed her as Sir. Justice Rekha politely pointed it out to the Advocate that she was not Sir. To which the Advocate replied that it was because of the position…
Gender justice is a human right where all women and girls are entitled to live their lives in dignity and freedom without any fear. Gender justice can only be achieved by sharing Powers and responsibility between men and women with out any dissemination. Women’s are considered as vulnerable , this is because the women around…
It is known to all of us that control over female sexuality and reproduction has historically reinforced women’s second-class position in society. Surrogate motherhood perpetuates a long tradition of the use of women’s bodies by others and reinforces stereotypes about women’s role in the division of labor. Although some economists have argued that surrogacy allows…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” – Martin Luther King Introduction: In India, the Uniform Civil Code has sparked heated debate over its various meanings and consequences for secularism. Article 44 of the Constitution of India lays that “State shall endeavor to provide for its citizens a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) throughout the…
Pandita Ramabai, in her book titled The High-Caste Hindu Women[1], shows her distress over the pre-existing discriminatory Hindu customs and practises. It is brilliant how her work still applies to today’s society, approximately 130 years after she wrote her book. It is safe to say that her work was quite progressive for her times. She starts her…
After reading Dr. Tamalapakula’s Understanding Dalit Feminism[1], it can be safely concluded that no straightjacked formula based on western feminism can be applied to India. When looking at Dalit women, it is important to be mindful of the intersectionality of caste, class, race and gender that exists leading to an incomparable discrimination for such Indian women. Primarily,…
Gender equality appears to be a distant dream nowadays. While progress has been made, the numbers from bunches like UN Women recount a discouraging story. Over 2 billion women don’t have similar work choices as men. At the current rate, it will take about a century to close the worldwide compensation hole. While illegal exploitation…
The infrastructure sector is on the path of recovery from the shock caused due to pandemic. This sector provided job opportunities to millions of women as construction workers in the pre-crisis period. However, due to covid, these women lost their jobs and still remain unemployed. Today, the representation of women in the construction works have…
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion on Criminalization of Marital Rape and its criminalisation of the same. Does India really need to make Marital Rape A Criminal Act. I am a mother, wife, and a Lawyer and I have dealt with my own fair share of Domestic Violence case in my professional life.…
