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Women Rights In India

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Women Rights In India

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  1. Women Rights In India By Kunal Bansal Chandigarh

  2. The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, their history has been eventful. In modern India, women have held high offices including that of the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Leader of the Opposition, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and Governors. • Women's rights under the Constitution of India mainly include equality, dignity, and freedom from discrimination; additionally, India has various statutes governing the rights of women.

  3. As of 2018, the President of India, the Prime Minister of India, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the parliament) have been women. However, women in India continue to face numerous problems such as sexual assault, gender inequality and dowry.

  4. Some of the rights Indian Women hold that you probably didn't know about. • Right To Not Being Physically Present At Police Station In India, women have the right to not being physically present at the police station. In case, there was an incident and police calls you for interrogation, you have the right to deny to go to the police station. Police can interrogate a woman at her residence in the presence of a female police constable, friends, or family members. • Women have the right to dignity and decency In an event that the accused is a woman, any medical examination procedure on her must be performed by -- or in the presence of -- another woman.

  5. Women have the right to workplace harassment The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act gives a female the right to file a complaint against any kind of sexual harassment at her place of work. Under this act, she can submit a written complaint to an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at a branch office within a period of 3 months. According to Kunal Bansal Chandigarh, women should report if they are harassed in the workplace. • Women have a right against domestic violence Section 498 of the Indian Constitution looks to protect a wife, female live-in partner or a woman living in a household like a mother or a sister from domestic violence (including verbal, economic, emotional and sexual) by the hands of a husband, male live-in partner or relatives. The accused shall be punished with non-bailable imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.

  6. Female sexual assault victims have the right to keep their identity anonymous To ensure that her privacy is protected, a woman who has been sexually assaulted may record her statement alone before the district magistrate when the case is under trial, or in the presence of a female police officer. • Women have the right to get free legal aid Under the Legal Services Authorities Act, female rape victims have the right to get free legal aid or help from the Legal Services Authority who has to arrange a lawyer for her. To know more about the rights that women holds in india visit Kunal bansal Chandigarh.

  7. Thank You

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