GENDER

Posted on : Sat, January 06, 2024 - 10:07:44

Author : Meghna Das

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By MeghnaDas, PG English, Roll No: - 0025

Less Equal Among Equals: Analysing Gender-Based Discrimination in India through Social and Legal Perspectives 

 

Undoing the Gordian knot of gender inequality has been a persisting challenge in India. For a nation whose culture and history is so deeply tethered to patriarchal ideologies, the promise for equality enshrined in Article 14 of the Indian Constitution is much like an effervescent dream. Operating within the very roots of the social structure, patriarchy configures the collective thinking of the nation to remain enmeshed in dogmatism under the garb of tradition. In effect, this causes the national identity to become contingent upon the perpetuation of forces which oppress the powerless on the grounds of gender, caste, religion etc.