RIGHTS OF WOMEN: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN

Abstract

The rights of the women are part of the realization of human rights, and democratic governance. In the last several decades, legal regimes all over the world have had to develop in order to deal with gender inequality with the help of constitutional provisions, legal frameworks, and judicial activism. The Constitution and other legislative acts of India also offer women a wide range of protection against discrimination, violence, and exploitation. Nevertheless, the application of these rights is still being hampered by structural inequalities and socio-cultural barriers. It is a research-based analysis of the constitutional grounds, laws, and judicial interpretations of the rights of women in India with a recent historical focus of providing explicit example of decisions of the Supreme Court that have broadened equality of sex in fields like reproduction, inheritance, and occupational security.