Role of the Judiciary in Advancing Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

This paper is mainly focuses on the active role of the judiciary in advancing the women’s rights and gender equality. It is quite explicit that women in our Indian society are considered to be backward. Although women represent the country at the national level in sports like boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, etc. but still considered as weak and less physically capable than men. It is not only in the field of physical strength but also, we can easily find that the for the same work a male is much more getting salary than a female. In the current scenario where females hold the positions of scientists, ias, judicial officers etc., then this will be unfair to raise a question on their intellectual capability. A mother is considered to be the first teacher of her child not only because she teaches to hold a pencil for the first time but also because of the moral values in her child. The judiciary sets the new rules through their judicial pronouncements is paving the way for abolishing gender inequality and strengthening the position of women in the society. Through this paper, the new developments in the judiciary that are being done will be elaborated.