GENDER INJUSTICE AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIAN SOCIETY

NAME: BAIDOO BENEDICTA

REG NO: 11800449

ASSIGNMENT NO: CA2

SUBMITTED TO: MS. SAPNA ARORA

PROGRAM: BA.LLB (HONS)

SEMESTER: 4TH SEMESTER

SCHOOL: SCHOOL OF LAW

TOPIC: GENDER INJUSTICE AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIAN SOCIETY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SERIAL NO. CONTENT PAGE NO.

1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3

2 ABSTRACT 4
3 HISTORICAL BACKGROUD 5

4 INTRODUCTION 6-7

5 OBJECTIVES 8

6 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 9

7 ANALYSIS 10-11
8 CAUSES 12-14

9 EFFECTS 15-16

10 ROLE OF LAW 17-18

11 CASE LAW 19-20

12 SUGGESTIONS 21

13 CONCLUSION 22

14 BIBLIOGRAPHY 23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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This research was supported by Miss. Edith Aba Acquaah. I would like to thank my
colleagues from Lovely Professional University who provided insight and skill that
greatly assisted the research. I would like to thank Miss. Ena Mwantona for assistance
with methodology, and Miss. Sapna Arora the lecturer taking the course of moot court in
Lovely Professional University for comments that greatly improved the manuscript.

I would also like to show my gratitude to the authors of the books that enabled me gather
information for sharing their pearls of wisdom with us during the course of this research,
and I would also like to thank 2 “anonymous” reviewers for their so-called insights. I am
also immensely grateful to the students of L1801 for their comments on an earlier version
of the manuscript, although any errors are our own and should not tarnish the reputations
of these esteemed persons.

ABSTRACT.

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Despite a high growth rate and plentiful Government measures to encourage gender
equality, the gender gap still exists in India. Lack of gender equality not only limits
women’s access to resources and opportunities, but also imperils the life prospects of the
future generation. In the present article an attempt has been made to examine the problem
of gender inequality in India. In this process, the article not only discusses the extent,
causes and consequences of the problem, but also suggests policy measures to reduce
gender inequality in India.

Man and woman both are equal and play a paramount role in the creation and
development of their families in a particular and the society in general. Indeed, the
struggle for equality has been one of the major concerns of the women’s movement all
over the world. The difference in sex and physical form denotes no difference in status.
Woman is the complement of man, and not inferior. In India, since long back, women
were considered as an oppressed section of the society and they were neglected for
centuries. The birth of the son is being celebrated while the birth of a daughter is filled
with pain. Boys are encouraged to be tough and outgoing but girls are encouraged to be
homebound and shy. All these differences are gender differences and they are created by
society. It has adverse impact on development goals and consequently reduces economic
growth. It hampers the overall well-being because blocking women from participation in
social, political and economic activities can adversely affect the whole society. Gender
inequality is, therefore, a form of inequality which is distinct from other forms of
socioeconomic inequalities. Gender inequality in India is a crucial reality. In modern
times, women are performing exceptionally well in different spheres of activities. Still
majority of Indian women are facing the problem of gender inequality and
discrimination.

Keywords: gender differences, infanticide, undignified treatment, sexual harassment,

occupational hazards

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.

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Indian History and mythology have given place of pride to women. Sita, Savitri and
Draupadi are the women whose name strike the mind immediately. Over the year of first
half of 20 centuries, the struggle continued and women coined the phrase “Bread and
Roses”. The reference to Bread is freedom from hunger and Roses is the satisfaction of
the wants.
Subordinate positions: Gender injustice is not a recent phenomenon. Crimes against
women have committed since ancient times. Any tradition and custom places women in
subordinate positions within society or in the family. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru said that. you
can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.

Nature treated the women in different ways and made them biologically different. Some
person calls the women as inferior but it is not so. The history says women were called
Shakti. Shakti means power; woman is the power of man.

Throughout history, women have faced intense discrimination—from a lack of legal

rights and very little independence from their husbands, to being thought to have inferior
brains. In many societies, women have long been viewed as less than fully human.

American society has come a long way in recognizing and protecting women’s humanity
and human rights. However, women will always be fundamentally different than men
because of their ability to bear children. We are reminded of this by current political
debates concerning abortion and contraception, which some have called a “war on
women.”1

INTRODUCTION.

1
Gender Injustice, available at: https://www.newswise.com/articles/what-are-the-roots-of-gender-
inequality-women-s-rights-race-and-reproduction (visited on, April 22, 2020

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Gender injustice means injustice on the basis of sex. Gender inequality refers to unequal
treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. It arises from differences in
socially constructed gender roles as well as biologically through chromosomes, brain
structure, and hormonal differences. Gender systems are often dichotomous and
hierarchical; gender binary systems may reflect the inequalities that manifest in numerous
dimensions of daily life. Gender inequality stems from distinctions, whether empirically
grounded or socially constructed.

Gender inequality has been a social issue in India for centuries. That in many parts of
India, the birth of a girl child is not welcomed is a known fact. It is a known fact too, that
discrimination starts from even before the girl child is born and sometimes she is killed as
a foetus, and if she manages to see the light of day, she is killed as an infant, which
makes up the highly skewed child sex ratio where for every 1000 boys in India, there are
only 908 girls. In such a scenario, it is but obvious that for myriad reasons, many girls
across the country are forced to drop out of school.

Patriarchal norms have marked women as inferior to men. A girl child is considered a
burden and is often not even allowed to see the light of the world. It is hard to imagine
this state of affairs in the 21st Century when women have proved to be strong leaders in
every field possible. From wrestling to business, the world has been revolutionized by
exceptional women leaders in fields that were until recently completely dominated by
men.

But in spite of such progress, even today, the girl child is discriminated against in most
Indian households. The birth of a baby boy is celebrated with great pomp and ardour, but
the birth of a girl child is received with dismay. The practice of female foeticide through
sex selective abortion continues to be practiced in spite of the Prenatal Diagnostic
Technique Act of 1994. In India the child sex ratio is at the lowest it has ever been with
just 914 girls for every 1000 boys (Census, 2011).

And this discrimination continues in every aspect. Be it education, health, protection or

participation, the girl child is always treated unequally. Indian society still hasn’t been

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awakened to the importance of empowering the women. The statistics still narrate a grim
story of female foeticide, girl child discrimination and gender bias.2

OBJECTIVES OF THIS RESEARCH.

2
Gender Injustice, available at: https://www.cry.org/issues-views/gender-inequality?
gclid=CjwKCAjw1v_0BRAkEiwALFkj5taCDfn-
8aL936mc5UDAfuphuJVpHza4lGZeL1aDzLZrK62vNGGUARoCZRAQAvD_BwE (visited on, April 22,
2020)

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The main objective of this research is;

 To know about Gender Injustice and its consequences.

 To educate the society about the effects of Gender Injustice.

 To study about the role of law in Gender Injustice

 To examine the triggers of Gender Injustice

MATERIALS AND METHODS.

The research methodology involves primary and secondary sources of collection of data.
Primary source is collection of data by the person themselves whereas secondary source
of data is collecting information from the source where some other person had already
done the research. This research paper involved the need of secondary data. The
information used in the research paper is with the data given in the books, online source,
research papers. The ideas and contents in the research were made with the help of the
secondary sources. I had done it by collecting the information up to my knowledge and
brought out my concern and ideas relating to the topic.

REVIEW OF LITERATURE.

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Now a day gender inequality is a great problem in the world. This problem has developed
the poverty in particularly, in the developing country. Seeing to its importance the present
study was arranged to critically review the inequality in the world between men and
women. The study based on secondary data. Total 17 past studies were downloaded from
the net and critically reviewed each study 20 times and analyzed the situation. The review
explains that women have treated very bad and the men is considered superior in the
world society and women is only regarded as the caretaker of the home and no share in
land is giving to them in inheritance. On the birth of son, the people fire for
congratulation while on the girl, parents express grief at their home. When male child is
born, the status of the mother confirmed as a wife in the family. In food, education and
health etc attention is paid to son while daughters are ignored. The quota in government
employment is less than the men while wage and salary is also less than them.
Economically men are considered stronger than women. The number of seat in the
parliament is less than the female in the world. In European countries the gap between
male and female is less however in Asian Countries gap is high. There are 16 countries of
the world Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran etc the women population is higher than
the men while due rights are not given to them in country politics. The study further
explains that in Pukhthun culture women is gifted as compensation in the time of dispute
settlement. There are few lag behind the bar which not allow female for education. The
society focus on purda and consider co-education problematic for their girls. However, on
the other side poverty is also a great hurdle which not affords the cost of the education to
send their daughters to school. Security is the third option in the developing countries
which make terror for parent to not send their daughters to colleges or schools due to
sexual harassment and honor killing. Islam has focus on female education and told that if
possible they will have to go to China for getting education while women are tortured
everywhere in the world and do not give due attention to their rights. 3

ANALYSIS.

3
Gender Injustice, available at:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326752376_Critical_Review_of_Past_Literature_on_Gender_Ine
quality_in_the_World (visited on, April 22, 2020)

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India is ranked 125th out of 159 countries in the world for gender equality in the United
Nations Gender Inequality Index 2015 (UNDP, 2016) and so has a relatively unequal
society on a world scale. In contrast, the United States ranks 43rd, Switzerland is ranked
first (i.e., the most equal society) and Yemen is last (159th). The index includes health,
empowerment and labor market participation components. According to UN statistics,
27% of Indian females aged 15 or over are employed compared to 79% of males. The
corresponding figures for the USA are 56% (female) and 68% (male). From the same
source (UNDP, 2016), 35% of females and 61% of males have some secondary education
(compared to 95% for both genders in the USA). India is also ranked below average for
the world (108th out of 144) for gender inequality by the World Economic Forum in
2017 (WEF, 2017). India was particularly unequal for labor market participation. In
contrast, India is above average (15th out of 144) for female political empowerment
because of the relatively high proportion of women in parliament. Some factors are
known to affect the likelihood of females becoming highly educated in India. Girls from
wealthier districts are more likely to be educated, although core siding with in-laws
negatively impacts education (Rammohan & Vu, 2018). Girls achieve less at school when
they have regular heavy domestic duties at age 12 (Singh & Mukherjee, 2018). Girls from
poorer families may be expected to help with housework and childcare, reducing their
chance of getting an education (White, Ruther, Kahn, & Dong, 2016). Explicit parental
bias towards the education of sons is also an important factor (Singh & Mukherjee,
2018). Girls may sometimes have less desire to be educated (Bhagavatheeswaran, Nair,
Stone, Isac, Hiremath, Raghavendra, & Watts, 2016), perhaps because they believe that
other factors are more important for their life chances.

Women are underrepresented amongst higher education faculty in India, particularly at

senior levels (Morley & Crossouard, 2015). An investigation of four prestigious higher
education institutions with a focus on technology in 2000 found explicit sexist attitudes
when hiring staff (Gupta & Sharma, 2003). These included beliefs that women would be
less effective due to family commitments. A study of two Indian Institutes of Technology
in 2004 found that women were disadvantaged by male prejudices against them, through
being a highly visible minority and having less opportunity for informal interactions

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because of decorum considerations (Gupta, 2007). The issue of male cultures in Indian
technology institutes seems to be decreasing in importance, however (Gupta, 2016).

Gender inequality extends across various facets of society. Political participation is often
perceived as a key factor to rectify this situation. However, gender bias extends to
electoral politics and representative governance as well. The relative difference between
male and female voters is the key to understanding gender inequality in politics. While
the female voter turnout has been steadily increasing, the number of female candidates
fielded by parties has not increased. More women contest as independents, which does
not provide the cover for extraneous costs otherwise available when they are part of a
political party.

However, women also act as agents of political change for other women. In the Bihar
elections in 2005, when re-elections were held, the percentage of female voters had
increased from 42.5 to 44.5 per cent while those of male voters declined from 50 to 47
per cent in the interim period of eight months. As a direct result, 37 per cent of the
constituencies saw anti-incumbency voting. The average growth rate of women voters
was nearly three times in those constituencies where there was a difference in the
winning party. District-wise disaggregation of voter registration also supports this
hypothesis in the case of Bihar indicating the percolation of the winds of change. This
illustration proves that women are no longer under the complete control of the men in
their family in terms of electoral participation. The situation is only bound to improve
from here. With the introduction of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), vulnerable
sections like women now have more freedom of choice in their vote. Further, poll related
incidents of violence against women have significantly decreased since the phased
introduction of EVMs across multi-level elections in India.4

4
Gender Injustice, available at: https://www.brookings.edu/research/gender-issues-in-india-an-
amalgamation-of-research/ (visited on, April 22, 2020)

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CAUSES OF GENDER INJUSTICE.

Attaining gender justice is not an easy task in India. From time immemorial, a girl child
has been considered as an unwanted entity and a burden whom the parents would not
mind doing away with. Discrimination against women begins even before her birth. The
gruesome evils of female feticide and infanticide prove how brutal the world could be to
women.

Though the Indian constitution provides equal rights and privileges for men and women
and makes equal provision to improve the status of women in society, majority of women
are still unable to enjoy the rights and opportunities guaranteed to them.

Traditional value system, low level of literacy, more house hold responsibilities lack of
awareness, non-availability of proper guidance, low mobility, lack of self-confidence
family discouragement and advanced science and technology are some of the factors
responsible to create gender disparity in our society. The most important causes of gender
disparity such as poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, social customs, belief and anti-
female attitude are discussed below:

 POVERTY
 ILLITERACY
 LACK OF EMPLOYMENT FACILITIES
 SOCIAL CUSTOMS, BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
 SOCIAL ALTITUDE

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EXPLANATIONS.

 POVERTY.

In India of the total 30 percent people who are below poverty line, 70 percent are women.
Women’s poverty in India is directly related to the absence of economic opportunities and
autonomy, lack of access to economic resources including credit, land ownership and
inheritance, lack of access to education and support services and their minimal participation in
the decision making process. The situation of women on economic front is no better and
men still enjoy a larger share of the cake. Thus poverty stands at the root of gender
discrimination in our patriarchal society and this economic dependence on the male
counterpart is itself a cause of gender disparity.

 ILLITERACY.

Illiteracy is one of the main cause of Gender inequality in India. Most people are illiterate
about things and just have a phenomenon way of thinking. Especially the elderly, they
think that a girl child is not worthy of their attention and usually place men at higher
places and degrade the knowledge of women or girls.

The progress towards education by girls is very slow and gender disparities persist at
primary, upper primary and secondary stage of education. Girl’s account for only 43.7%
of enrolment at primary level, 40 .9 % at upper primary level, 38.6% at secondary level
and 36.9% at degree and above level. More over girl’s participation in education is still
below 50% Gender differences in enrolment are prevalent in all the state at all levels.
They are not able to realize full identity and power in all spheres of life only due to
illiteracy.

 LACK OF EMPLOYMENT FACILITIES.

Women are not able to resolve the conflict between new economic and old domestic
roles. In both rural and urban India, women spend a large proportion of time on unpaid
home sustaining work. Women are not able to respond to new opportunities and shift to
new occupations because their mobility tends to be low due to intra-house hold allocation
of responsibilities.

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Time spent in bearing and rearing of children often results in de-Skilling, termination of
long term labor contacts. Thus women are not being able to be economically self-
sufficient due to unemployment and their economic dependence on the male counterpart
is itself a cause of gender disparity.

 SOCIAL CUSTOMS, BELIEFS AND PRACTICES.

Women are not free from social customs, beliefs and practices. The traditional patrilineal
joint family system confines women’s roles mostly to the domestic sphere, allocating
them to a subordinate status, authority and power compared to men.

The preference for sons and disfavor towards daughter is complex phenomenon that still
persists in many places. Sons especially in the business communities are considered to be
economic, political and ritual assets whereas daughters are considered to be liabilities.
Thus anti female social bias is the main cause of gender disparity in our society.

 SOCIAL ALTITUDE.

The social stigma that women are housekeepers and should be confined to the four walls
of the house is perhaps a viable cause of gender disparity. They should not raise their
voice regarding their fortune for the sake of the prestige of the family. In patriarchal
society a lot of weightage is given to men.

In the health and nutritional field, male members of family are supposed to take fresh and
nutritious food in comparison to women because either they are earning members or head
of the family or they are supposed to be more important than female members. This type
of social attitude is conducive to create the problem of gender discrimination.5

EFFECTS OF GENDER INJUSTICE.

5
Gender Injustice, available at: http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/india-2/gender-discrimination-in-india-
6-major-causes/47671 (visited on, April 22, 2020)

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Gender injustice or inequality has a vast impact on the Indian society. The following are
some of the effects of gender inequality in India:

MENTAL HEALTH: Gender discrimination victims often experience harassment which

can lead to increased depression and anxiety. Such effects do not only affect the victim of
harassment, but it also extends to other members of the organization. Meaning, the
energy, focus and morale of the whole team could be exhausted or sapped by the
presence of gender inequality.

STRESS: Unfair treatment increases stress levels which can lead to greater chances of

physical illness. This causes employees to become tardy or absent because of health
problems. When employees do not want to work, they can always avoid it which costs
business productivity. Moreover, such health problems can increase health care claims
and can lead to increased insurance costs for the employer.

DECREASED JOB SATISFACTION: A high level of job satisfaction comes with the
opportunity to have autonomy, learn new skills and exercise control over working
conditions that lead to a high-status job. When there is gender inequality happening at the
workplace, discriminated individuals never reach the level needed for a high-status job
and therefore do not have a high satisfaction with their job.

INCREASED TURNOVER: Because there is a negative impact on one’s happiness and

health, sexual harassment increases the chances of employee turnover. Women, more
often than men, leave high paying executive positions, citing lack of opportunities,
inflexible work hours and a lack of female peers. Every time an employee leaves, it costs
a company or business money in order to recruit and train a new worker. In case another
woman is hired, and gender inequality is still present, then the cycle repeats.

Inequality contributes to harassment — When gender inequality exists in a workplace,

the company culture can be less attentive to sexual harassment issues. Victims of gender
inequality are less likely to come forward with complaints in such culture than they
would be in a workplace that embraces both genders. This is because the victims believe
that their complaints will not be taken seriously or will fall on deaf ears.

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BAD REPUTATION: The harmful effects of gender inequality do not stop at the
company’s lobby doors. Public allegations of gender discrimination can hurt the brand
image of a company as well as its stock price. Moreover, employers will have a hard time
recruiting in-demand workers if their company develops an image of a hostile working
environment. This leads to a less effective workforce and more recruitment costs which
can hurt both employers and employee.6

ROLE OF LAW.

6
Gender Injustice, available at: https://www.tlnt.com/the-effects-of-gender-disparity-ripple-through-an-
organization/ (visited on, April 22, 2020)

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Man and woman are both equal and both plays a vital role in the creation and
development of their families in a particular and the society in general. Indeed, the
struggle for legal equality has been one of the major concerns of the women’s movement
all over the world. In India, since long back, women were considered as an oppressed
section of the society and they were neglected for centuries. During the national struggle
for independence, Gandhi gave a call of emancipation of women. He wrote “I am
uncompromising in the matter of women’s rights”. The difference in sex and physical
form denotes no difference in status. Woman is the complement of man, and not
inferior". Thus, the first task in post-independent India was to provide a constitution to
the people, which would not make any distinctions on the basis of sex. The preamble of
constitution promises to secure to
all its citizens, “Justice-economic, Social and Political”.

The constitution declares that the equality before the law and the equal protection of
laws shall be available for all. Similarly, there shall be no discrimination against any
citizen on the ground of sex. Article 15(1) guarantees equalities of opportunities for all
citizens in matters of employment. Article 15(3) provides that the state can make any
special provisions for women and children. Besides, directive principle of state policy
which concern women directly and have a special bearing on their status directly and
have a special bearing on their status include Article 39(a) right to an adequate means of
livelihood; (d) equal pay for equal work both men and women, (e) protection of health
and strength of workers –men, women, children and Article 42 provides for just and
humane conditions of work and maternity relief .It is really important to note that though
the Constitution of India is working since more than fifty-seven years – the raising of the
status of women to one of equality, freedom and dignity is still a question mark.
In India, since independence, a number of laws have been enacted in order to provide
protection to women. For instance, the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, The Equal
Remuneration Act 1986, The Hindu Marriage Act 1956, The Hindu Succession Act 1956,
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, the commission of Sati

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(prevention) Act 1987, Protection of the Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, etc.
But, the laws have hardly implemented in their letter and spirit.7

CASE LAW.
7
Gender Injustice, available at: http://www.legalserviceindia.com/article/l202-Gender-Inequality.html
(visited on, April 22, 2020)

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VISHAKA VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN.

FACTS.

 Bhanwari Devi was a social worker in a programme initiated by the state

government of Rajasthan aiming to curb the evil of Child Marriage.
 Amidst, the protest to stop a child marriage in one Ramakant Gujjar’s family
Bhanwari Devi tried her best to stop that marriage.
 However, the marriage was successful in its completion even though widespread
protest.
 In 1992, to seek vengeance upon her, Ramakant Gujjar along with his 5 men gang
raped her in front of her husband.
 The police department at first tried to dissuade them on filing the case on one
pretext or other but to her determination; she lodged a complaint against the
accused.
 They were however, subjected to harsh cruelty by the female police attendants
even to the extent that for procuring evidence her lehenga was demanded from her
and she was left with nothing but her husband’s blood – stained dhoti. 
 Adding to their misery, their request to spend the night in the police station was
also refused.

DECISION OF COURT.

“The fundamental right to carry on any occupation, trade or profession depends on the
availability of a ‘safe’ working environment. The right to life means life with dignity.
The primary responsibility for ensuring such safety and dignity through suitable
legislation, and the creation of a mechanism for its enforcement, belongs to the
legislature and the executive. When, however, instances of sexual harassment resulting in
violations of Arts 14, 19 and 21 are brought under Art 32, effective redress requires that
some guidelines for the protection of these rights should be laid down to fill the
legislative vacuum.”

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In light of these deliberations, the Court outlined guidelines which were to be observed in
order to enforce the rights of gender equality and to prevent discrimination for women in
the workplace.8

SUGGESTIONS.
8
Gender Inequality, available at: https://www.equalrightstrust.org/ertdocumentbank/Microsoft%20Word
%20-%20Vishaka_edited.pdf (visited on, April 22, 2020)

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In respect of the above mentioned issues, I would like to suggest a solution in other to
eliminate gender injustice or inequality in India.

 SHARE HOUSEHOLD CHORES AND CHILDCARE EQUALLY: Household

chores and children’s care are every adult’s responsibility. Ask yourself if there is
an equal division of labor in your home. The work of caring for children is still
done mainly by women in much of the world. 
 SUPPORT MOTHERS AND PARENTS: Those responsible for children and
teens need support in every society. Offering the bus seat to a pregnant woman,
advocating the installation of children’s changing rooms in all bathrooms in
shopping centers (not only in the women’s facilities) and asking that companies
guarantee maternity and paternity leave are all necessary actions.
 REJECT CHAUVINIST AND RACIST ATTITUDES: Do not make comments
that ridicule, demean or humiliate women, black people, indigenous people,
members of the LGBTQI community or any other historically marginalized
groups. And don’t keep quiet if you hear such comments. Talk to your colleagues,
friends and family frankly and tell them to stop with the chauvinist, racist,
homophobic and transphobic insults.9

CONCLUSION.

In conclusion, I would say that, India is still a very sexist and male-dominated country,
even with all of the new developments. There may be laws and rights given to Indian
9
Gender Injustice, available at: https://believe.earth/en/10-ways-to-promote-gender-equality-in-daily-life/
(visited on, April 22, 2020)

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women, but they are not strongly enforced. Over time, there have been many women who
have surpassed the standards that are expected from women. A primary example
is Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the 12th President of India. To begin a new era of equality in
the world, everyone must aid in promoting the cause of women, irrespective of sex, age,
or ethnicity. 10

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

 https://www.newswise.com/articles/what-are-the-roots-of-gender-inequality-
women-s-rights-race-and-reproduction

10
Gender Injustice, available at: https://25227628.weebly.com/conclusion.html (visited on, April 22, 2020)

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 https://www.cry.org/issues-views/gender-inequality?
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