1) Gender justice entails ending inequalities between women and men that are produced and reproduced in society, such as in families, communities, the workplace and government. 2) Some of the main causes of gender injustice in India include uneven access to education, lack of employment equality, and societal mindsets. 3) Forms of gender injustice in India include violence against women, economic and legal discrimination, and gender inequality in areas like the division of labor and freedom of expression.

1. Gender Justice
Paper: Gender School and Society
Topic: Gender Justice
Class: B.Ed. 2nd Year
By:
Dr. Krishan Kant
Principal
Nehru College of Education
Alikan (Mandi Dabwali)
+9190506-20202, kantkulria@gmail.com
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2. class
After watching & listening this lecture carefully you will be able to ……..
 Define Gender Justice.
 Choose/ classify Aspects of Gender Injustice.
 List out causes of Gender Injustice.
 Tell forms of Gender Injustice.
 Justify ways to promote gender justice in daily life.
 Inspect Legal laws for Gender Justice in India.
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3. Concept of Gender Justice
Worldwide, nearly 1 in 4 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 are neither employed nor in education or
training – compared to 1 in 10 boys.- UNICEF
दुनिय भर में, 15 से 19 स ल की उम्र क
े बीच की 4 में से 1 लड़की ि तो रोजग र में है और ि ही शिक्ष य
प्रशिक्षण में - 10 में से 1 लड़क
े की तुलि में।– यूनिसेफ
Meaning of Gender Justice: gender justice entails ending the inequalities between women and men that are produced and
reproduced in the family, the community, the market and the state. It also requires that mainstream institutions - from justice
to economic policymaking - are accountable for tackling the injustice and discrimination that keep too many women poor and
excluded.
लैंगगक न्य य में महहल ओां और पुरुषों क
े बीच उि असम ित ओां को सम प्त करि ि शमल है जो पररव र,
समुद य, ब ज र और र ज्य में उत्पन्ि और पुि: उत्पन्ि होती हैं। इसक
े शलए यह भी आवश्यक है कक मुख्यध र
की सांस्थ एँ - न्य य से लेकर आगथिक िीनत निम िण तक - अन्य य और भेदभ व से निपटिे क
े शलए जव बदेह
हों, जो बहुत सी महहल ओां को गरीब और बहहष्कृ त रखती हैं।
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4. Concept of Gender Justice
Gender justice’ can be conceived of in terms of entitlements and choice, absence of discrimination, or positive rights.
Here it is defined as the ending of inequalities between women and men that result in women’s subordination to men.
Gender justice as a process differs from ‘women’s empowerment’ by explicitly including accountability.
लैंगगक न्य य' की कल्पि अगधक रों और पसांद, भेदभ व की अिुपस्स्थनत य सक र त्मक अगधक रों क
े
सांदभि में की ज सकती है। यह ां इसे महहल ओां और पुरुषों क
े बीच असम ित ओां को सम प्त करिे क
े रूप
में पररभ षषत ककय गय है, स्जसक
े पररण मस्वरूप महहल एां पुरुषों क
े अधीि हो ज ती हैं।
Ending of inequalities, discrimination between men and women and the subordination of women to
men.
असम ित ओां को सम प्त करि जैसे- पुरुषों और महहल ओां क
े बीच भेदभ व और महहल ओां की पुरूषों पर
अधीिस्थत कों सम प्त करि ।
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5. Causes of Gender In-Justice in India
Following are the main causes of Gender Injustice in Indian Society:-
 Uneven access to education
 Lack of employment equality
 Job segregation
 Lack of legal protections
 Lack of bodily autonomy
 Poor medical care
 Lack of religious freedom
 Lack of political representation
 Racism
 Societal mindsets
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6. Forms of Gender Injustice in India
Following are the main forms of Gender Injustice in Indian Society:-
 violence against women/ women are mistreated
 economic and legal discrimination,
 domestic exploitation,
 the gendered division of labor/ Inequality in Employment and Earnings
 gendered socialization
 Women works longer than men
 Ownership Inequality
 Gender Inequality in Freedom Expression
 Pre-natal sex-selective Abortion.
 Women are Powerless
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7. Ways of Gender Justice in daily life:
Following are the main ways of Gender justice in daily life:-
 SHARE HOUSEHOLD CHORES AND CHILDCARE EQUALLY
 WATCH FOR SIGNS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 SUPPORT MOTHERS AND PARENTS:
 REJECT CHAUVINISTAND RACISTATTITUDES
 HELP WOMEN GAIN POWER
 LISTEN AND REFLECT
 HIRE DIVERSITY
 PAY (AND DEMAND) THE SAME SALARY FOR EQUAL WORK
 SEXUAL HARASSMENTAND RACISM: ZERO TOLERANCE
 PROVIDE (OR REQUEST) ANTI-BIAS TRAINING
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8. Legal Laws to promote/protect Gender Justice
in India:
Gender equality is enshrined in the Preamble, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of the Indian Constitution. India’s constitution
has provided many arrangements to protect women’s rights. The following are a few significant provisions for women:
Article 14: ensures equality between men and women through equal rights and opportunities in the political, economic and social spheres.
Article 15: forbids discrimination on grounds of sex, ethnicity, colour, caste, etc. against any person.
Article 16 is concerned with equal opportunities.
Article 39: includes the governance principles to be implemented by the State in order to ensure economic justice.
Article 42: allows the State to make provision for equal and humane working and maternity relief conditions.
Article 51: imposes on every person a constitutional obligation to renounce activities derogating from the dignity of women.
Article 325: guarantees women’s political equality.
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9. Legal Laws to promote/protect Gender Justice
in India:
Legal provisions
India’s government has enacted laws and legislations specific to women and related to women:
 The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956;
 Maternity Benefit Act, 1961;
 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961;
 Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986;
 Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987;
 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 are only a few women’s relevant
statutes and rules.
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10. Conclusion:
Complete gender justice is complex to achieve typically in a country like India. The diversity of
cultures, subcultures, is vast and there is a lot of rigidity in traditions and beliefs. Lack of education,
lack of development, poverty, improper enforcement of the laws, lack of awareness among women,
deep rooted patriarchy, economic dependence of women, all lead to the subversive condition of
women in our society. Gender hierarchies in Europe and USA are relatively more balanced than in
India.
निष्कषि:
भ रत जैसे देि में आम तौर पर पूणि लैंगगक न्य य प्र प्त करि जहटल है। सांस्कृ नतयों,
उपसांस्कृ नतयों की षवषवधत षवि ल है और परांपर ओां और षवश्व सों में बहुत अगधक
कठोरत है। शिक्ष की कमी, षवक स की कमी, गरीबी, क िूिों क अिुगचत किय न्वयि,
महहल ओां में ज गरूकत की कमी, षपतृसत्त की गहरी जड़ें, महहल ओां की आगथिक
निभिरत , ये सभी हम रे सम ज में महहल ओां की षवध्वांसक स्स्थनत को जन्म देते हैं।
यूरोप और सांयुक्त र ज्य अमेररक में शलांग पद िुिम भ रत की तुलि में अपेक्ष कृ त
अगधक सांतुशलत हैं।
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