Gender Neutrality: Abrogation Of Rights Or Preservation Of One?
- IJLLR Journal
- Aug 15
- 1 min read
Shanu Priya, Amity University, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Ritu Kumari, Amity University, Ranchi, Jharkhand
ABSTRACT
Achieving gender equality in almost every sector has been quite a dream for Governments, feminists of different nations, minority groups, and anyone who feels left out of this complex society. Gender equality was never hard to understand till every thinker, policymaker decided that the marginalized and weak groups of society should be brought to the forefront and thus new laws for the acknowledgment of their rights were legislated upon. However, to eradicate inequalities, the government or the policymaker has somewhere not just provided equality to backward groups, especially women and children but has indirectly led to the discrimination of those who had found a safe place in society. The equality provided to one group, if results in harassment of another group then such equality seriously requires amendments.
The present paper highlights inequalities that take place at the instance of protection of equality of weaker groups and which go unnoticed but are a serious threat to a growing society like India. The first part of the paper talks about the utmost necessity to implement gender-neutral laws and escape the inherent inequalities of society that are caused by the frequent misuse of the laws made for marginalized groups. The second part deals with the consequences of having laws that are gender-biased and their overall impact by citing examples of some heinous crimes and the third part tries to address the challenges in implementing these gender-neutral laws, especially in the context of a nation like India.
