Gender Justice and Women’s Empowerment: Legal and Social Perspectives
Gender justice and women’s empowerment are essential pillars of a just society, aiming to correct historical inequalities and ensure equal participation in all spheres of life.
In India, while the Constitution guarantees equality under Articles 14 and 15, and women make up nearly 48% of the population (Census 2011), they continue to face systemic discrimination and underrepresentation. With over 4.45 lakh crimes against women reported in 2022 (NCRB), the gap between law and lived reality remains wide.
Recent Developments
- A landmark legislative step towards gender justice is the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, a constitutional amendment that reserves one-third of all ....
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Indian Polity And Governance
- 1 NITI Aayog@10: Fostering Cooperative Federalism
- 2 Doctrine of Constitutional Morality: Interpretation in Recent Supreme Court Rulings
- 3 Caste Census and the Constitutional Mandate for Equality
- 4 16th Finance Commission & Fiscal Federalism
- 5 Legislative Competence in New Tech Sectors
- 6 Separation of Powers: Recent Legislative vs. Judicial Standoffs
- 7 Consumer Protection & Digital Markets
- 8 Electoral Funding & Transparency
- 9 Constitutional Interpretation and Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
- 10 Anti-Defection Law & Speaker’s Role
