From Vision To Reality: Examining Gender Equality Through The Lens Of The Indian Constitution
- IJLLR Journal
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Tanusha Mondal, B.A. LL.B. (H), Amity University Kolkata
ABSTRACT
The Indian Constitution is the premise of all the existing laws of the land justifying it being called as the supreme law of the land. As the largest democracy, the law of the land stands on the jurisprudence that supports equality and equity in all levels which includes gender equality as well. This article focuses on the current condition of the vision of the Constitution to have gender equality in the country. The reason for such a basic thing that must be present in every civilized society is a topic of discussion is because of the historical incidents that has proven to be diverting from the very notion due to patriarchy and practices of inequality that is so ingrained in the minds of the people that has continuously challenged the presence of gender equality in the Indian society. Further the article will be diving into the discussion of the legal structure of the country that specifically shapes the legal backbone of the notion to stand head high, which covers the fundamental rights, the directive principles, the amendments made to enhance the political representation and decision-making power of women to bring parity in the society because of the age-old chain of discrimination and deprivation towards women. The article also covers few highlighting precedence that transformed the legal structure to break the restrictions, challenges which hinders the notion of gender equality. Though these many provisions and precedence still could not break the social disparity and discrimination towards women due to failures that the article will conclude with by critically examining the same which particularly picks up the attention towards the need of taking steps and policies that increases systematic accountability so that the Constitutional vision of gender equality rises high as it should be in its true sense.
Keywords: gender equality, Constitution, patriarchy, legal framework, social disparity.
