Tag: women
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Gender Samvaad, 2021: A Step Towards Equity and Equality
Beena Paul, a trained mason and a part of the construction industry in Kerala and also the president of the Self Help Group [SHG] that undertakes construction work in the city of Ernakulam which includes renovating parking areas, construction of houses in the panchayat, and many other important construction activities, finds herself grateful to NRLM…
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Need for Effective and Inclusive Menstrual Hygiene Management Policy in the NCT of Delhi
Information about the Issue Poor menstrual hygiene rooted in persisting taboos and stigma, restricted access to hygienic menstrual products and penurious sanitation infrastructure undermines the educational opportunities, health and the overall social status of women and girls. This is when WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) facilities for women remain poor, making the basic right of…
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Women in the Informal Sector: A Saga of Constraints and Vulnerabilities
The advent of globalization and marketization has resulted in an emergent trend towards the ‘informalisation’ of the labor market. Policymakers have identified the income-generation potential and the significance of the informal sector as a source of jobs in adverse economic crises. However, the phenomena of globalization and the work sphere cannot be disassociated from their…
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Cohabitation as a Legal Controversy in India
By Pratiksha Yadav, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Traditionally, in India, there existed only one kind of relationship between an unrelated male and female and that was “Marriage”. Marriage legally entitles both the persons involved, to co-habit; the children born out of a legal wedlock are legitimate; the wife is entitled to maintenance during the subsistence of marriage…
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Surrogacy in India: An Analysis
By Rabia Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim, NUALS, Kochi. The surrogacy scenario is India is ironic. When on one hand celebrities, ranging from Sharukh Khan to Karan Johar have enthusiastically adopted this Artificial Reproductive Technology, the Government on the other hand, displeased, drafts a bill banning commercial surrogacy as a whole, which is a $400 million industry.…
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Right of an unwed mother over the guardianship of her child
By Devashish Jain, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. Recently in a Supreme Court judgment of ABC v. The State (NCT of Delhi), the court upheld the validity of the instance where a single unwed Christian mother shall have the guardianship of her minor child even without the consent of the biological fathers for such guardianship. The…
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The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act: Recommendations and Solutions
By Aratrika Choudhuri, WBNUJS, Kolkata. As the second part of a two-article series on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, this article seeks to outline key solutions and enlist recommendations, that would ameliorate the shortcomings in the provisions and implementation of the Act (which have been investigated in an earlier article https://www.lexquest.in/protection-of-women-from-domestic-violence-act-a-critical-exegesis/). These recommendations…
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Violence against Women
By Vaishali Mahlyan, University Institute of Law and Management Studies. Violence against women in India is an issue which is rooted in the norm of our society. Male dominating society, law favoring men, inadequate policing and judicial practices deny female victims proper protection and justice. We assume that with increasing participation of women in public life and…
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Rights of a woman when arrested
Akash Agarwal, Amity Law School, Noida. When the women’s literacy rate is just 65.46% (as per census 2011), everyone can analyse their doleful condition prevailing in the society. Most of the women don’t even recognise the rights provided to them by the Constitution and other laws of India. One of the significant rights provided to women…
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Dowry: The Present Scenario
By Swastika Goel, Amity Law School, Lucknow. The Supreme Court of India held in a recent case that a demand for dowry can be made at any time and thus will be penalised accordingly. The ruling was made in the case of State of Uttarakhand v. Bhim Singh and Anr. where the accused (Bhim Singh) and…