Dakshayani Velayudhan Digital Archive
for Constitutionalism and Gender Rights
India has enacted several pieces of legislation aimed at promoting gender justice and addressing issues related to women’s rights and equality. It is important to note that despite the existence of these laws, challenges persist in ensuring their effective implementation and addressing cultural and societal attitudes that contribute to gender-based discrimination. Ongoing efforts are being made to strengthen legal frameworks and promote gender justice in India by the government, non-governmental organizations, and activists to address these issues. Legal reforms, awareness campaigns, and advocacy for women’s rights are ongoing, but addressing deeply ingrained social norms requires a comprehensive and sustained effort from all segments of society. It is an effort to continue fostering a culture of gender equality and empowerment to create lasting change.
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The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) is enacted to protect and prevent, women from sexual harassment in the workplace and for redressal of complaints related thereto. The Act upholds their fundamental rights to equality, life, and liberty and Constitutional right to practice any profession or carry…
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The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 aims to eliminate the commercialisation and trade of human embryos, gametes, and surrogate services across India while permitting altruistic surrogacy to protect surrogate mothers and children from exploitation. Its core objectives include restricting surrogacy to legally married Indian couples with a medical indication for gestational surrogacy. The Act is ensuring…