Gender Justice And The Law: A Socio-Legal Study Of Structural Inequality In India
- IJLLR Journal
- Nov 9, 2025
- 1 min read
Kavita Devi, (LLM- Maritime Law), Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat
ABSTRACT
The pursuit of the gender justice in India represents one of the most complex socio-legal transformations of the post-colonial era. Despite, the constitutional vision of the equality and dignity, gender-based discrimination continues to pervade in every sphere of the Indian society. From the political participation and property ownership to the workplace equity and access to justice, women encounter systemic barriers that have evolved from the centuries of the patriarchal norms. This paper undertakes a socio-legal examination of the gender inequality in India, evaluating how the legal institutions, judicial interpretation, and the policy reforms have attempted, often inadequately, to transform the social realities. Anchored in the framework of the constitutional guarantees under the Articles 14, 15, and 21, and influenced by the international human rights instruments such as the international treaty adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979, The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), this article analyses the intersection between law and the social structure. It explores the feminist jurisprudence, judicial activism, and the role of state institutions in redefining the gender justice. The study ultimately argues that substantive equality demands more than legal reform that is requires in the social transformation through the education, representation, and inclusive governance.
Keywords: Gender justice, constitutional law, rights for womens, equality, jurisprudence.
