What are problems in are Constitution?
Dear student,
The constitution has few limitations if any, and one of the
The constitution has few limitations if any, and one of the
main limitation is said to be that it does not address the issues of gender
inequality. This is true to a certain extent as
1-
It does not include any specific rights to women
in both the Fundamental rights and the DPSPs.
2-
There is was no provision for reservation for women
in elected bodies till the 73rd amendment 1992.
3-
Women were underrepresented in free India from
the constituent assembly till even today.
4-
There is no mention about other forms of gender
specific evils like dowry or female infanticide/foeticide even though they were
prevalent at the time of framing.
5-
Even provisions like maternal relief/pay are
ignored and equal pay for equal work isn’t followed even today.
Regards
Regards