women legal rights that every women must be aware of.

1. MAKE A DIFFERENCE,
BRING A CHANGE
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS,
BE BRAVE AND FIGHT !!

5. • Women are exposed to different kinds of violence.
• Women's are at risk before birth , during their life and even
after death.
• Living without fear and in a safe environment is a must.
 The principle of gender equality is enshrined in the Indian
Constitution in its Preamble, Fundamental
 Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles. The
Constitution not only grants equality to women, but
 also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive
discrimination in favour of women.Within the
 framework of a democratic polity, our laws, development
policies, Plans and programmes have aimed at
 women’s advancement in different spheres.

6. •Constitution is fundamental legal document having a legal sanctity.
•4 main principles
•Indian Constitution classifies women as a special category of vulnerable group which
requires special protection.
•Scope of the constitutional provision to women-2 main areas:-
•THE PREAMBLE
•THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

7.  WE,THE PEOPLE OF INDIAN, Having Solemnly Resolved
To Constitute India IntoA SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST
SECULAR
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC And to secureTo All Its Citizens:
JUSTICE, Social, Economic , Political ;
 LIBERTY, of thought ,expression, belief ,faith and
worship;
 EQUALITY of status and of opportunity and to promote
among them all
 FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and
unity and integrity of the Nation.
 The Preamble assures dignity of individuals and includes
dignity of women.
 EQUALITY of status and of opportunity to every man and
women.

8. Freedom from FearFreedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom toVote
Freedom of Choice
Freedom from
Torture
Freedom from
Enslavement

9. Fundamental Rights:-
•Article 14 – Equal right and opportunities for men and women in
the political, economic and social sphere
•Article 15 – prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of sex,
religion, caste etc.
•Article 15(3)- empowers the state to take affirmative measures for
women.
•Article 16 – provides for equality of opportunities in the matter of
public appointments.

10. Article 39 – enjoins the state to provide an;
 Adequate means of livelihood to men and women and
 Equal pay for equal work
 Article 42- state to ensure the provision for just and humane condition of
work and maternity relief.
Fundamental Duties;
▪ Article 51 v (A) ( e ) – fundamental duty on every citizen to renounce
the practices derogatory to the dignity of women.
FinancialAccountability
▪ Article 151 – reports relating to the accounts of the Union and states to
be prepared and placed before the Parliament and state legislatures
respectively.

11. Her awareness about her position as a citizen under the law
must grow with changing times
As we grow into an economic and political powerhouse in the
international arena, the rights and opportunities that have
been provided for all of us in the Constitution are also gaining
prominence. Additionally, women have taken the centre stage
by gradually moving into the workforce and getting career-
oriented. However, mental, physical and sexual harassment,
misogyny and gender inequality continue to be a way of life for
most of them. It is in this context that her awareness of the
legal rights, mandated by Indian law, gains significance.

12. According to provisions under the Equal Remuneration Act, one cannot
be discriminated on the basis of sex when it comes to salary or wages.

13. The enactment of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act
gives you the right to file a complaint against sexual harassment

16.  Victims of sexual assault have a right to anonymity.
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.

17. 
The act primarily looks to protect a wife, a female live-in partner or a woman living in a
household like a mother or a sister from domestic violence at the hands of a husband, male
live-in partner or relatives. She or anybody on her behalf, can file a complaint.

21. Right against female foeticide

23. The Hindu Succession Act allows women and men equal share in
inheritance, thereby setting new rules and regulations.

25. All female rape victims have the right to free legal aid, under the Legal
Services Authorities Act. It is mandatory for the Station House Officer
(SHO) to inform the Legal Services Authority, who arranges for the lawyer.
The Crimes Identified Under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
(i) Rape (Sec. 376 IPC)
(ii) Kidnapping & Abduction for different purposes ( Sec. 363-373)
(iii) Homicide for Dowry, Dowry Deaths or their attempts (Sec.
302/304-B IPC)
(iv) Torture, both mental and physical (Sec. 498-A IPC)
(v) Molestation (Sec. 354 IPC)
(vi) Sexual Harassment (Sec. 509 IPC)
(vii) Importation of girls (up to 21 years of age)

29. woman cannot be arrested after sunset and
before sunrise, except in an exceptional
case on the orders of a first class
magistrate

38.  (i) National Commission for Women : In January 1992, the Government set-up this
statutory body with a
 specific mandate to study and monitor all matters relating to the constitutional and legal
safeguards
 provided for women, review the existing legislation to suggest amendments wherever
necessary, etc.
 (ii) Reservation for Women in Local Self -Government : The 73rd Constitutional
Amendment Acts passed in
 1992 by Parliament ensure one-third of the total seats for women in all elected offices in
local bodies
 whether in rural areas or urban areas.
 (iii) The National Plan of Action for the Girl Child (1991-2000) : The plan of Action is
to ensure survival,
 protection and development of the girl child with the ultimate objective of building up a
better future
 for the girl child.
 (iv) National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2001 : The Department of
Women & Child
 Development in the Ministry of Human Resource Development has prepared a “National
Policy for the
 Empowerment of Women” in the year 2001. The goal of this policy is to bring about the
advancement,
 development and empowerment of women.