Siddhi Sandeep Kotre, MIT World Peace University, Pune
ABSTRACT
During earlier phase women’s were confined in four walls of house to do all the household chores, they were not allowed to get literate or gain an employment. But this scenario has changed now as majority of women go out, get educated, work and earn for their living, though the concern regarding a women’s safety, security and the gender difference still prevails within the society. One of the greatest issue that arise is about the women’s rights and privileges which they are been deprived off. Women’s from ancient till today have struggled for their social status and a respectable place in the society which will change only when society’s mind-set changes.
India though a democratic, sovereign, secular country still is among the most unequal country in the world that follows the trends of being a major gender bias country. But unlike the rest nations India starts its discrimination from being an embryo in womb itself. As per the Global Gender Gap Index which is released by the Economic Forum Places, India ranks 17th from bottom. Indian laws has many provisions in relation to safety, security and empowerment of women, still women are not being acknowledged much as compared to men’s. The Constitution of India has guaranteed equal rights and opportunities to women in all areas may it be education, employment, promotions, etc. The constitution has also made provisions in order to safeguard the dignity of women workers at their workplace. This article will majorly focus on the constitutional laws or regulations which a working women should know in respect of her safety, dignity and growth.
