This document discusses women's rights from a human rights perspective. It begins by defining human rights and outlining some key features like the right to life, liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, and freedom of opinion and expression. It then summarizes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, noting it was adopted by the UN in 1948 and outlines 30 core articles. The document discusses constitutional rights for women in India, including rights to equality, non-discrimination, public employment, and freedom of speech. It also lists some legal rights for women like equal pay and protections against sexual harassment and provides barriers to implementing women's rights like poverty, illiteracy, unemployment and lack of education.

1. Women’s Rights
Kelkar Vandana Govind.
Librarian.
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2. Agenda
What is Human Rights?
 Features of Human Rights.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR ) in
brief.
Rights of some Special groups.
The areas that violate the rights of Women.
Women’s Rights.
Constitutional Rights.
Legal Rights of women.
Barriers to Implement the Rights:-

3. .
 Women’s Rights are Human Rights
 Human Rights are the basic rights
and freedoms that belong to every
person in the world, from birth until
death.

4. Features of Human Rights
Human rights include the right to life and
liberty
Freedom form slavery and torture
Freedom of opinion and expression
The right to work and education
Every one is entitled to these rights without
discrimination.

5.  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR )
 This is milestone document in the history of human rights. This is
prepared by
 all representatives with legal and cultural backgrounds form all regions of
the world. The declarations was proclaimed by United nations General
Assembly in paris on 10 th December on 10 December 1948.
 This has been translated in500 languages all over the world.
 cont…..

6.  The 30 articles of the declaration were adopted in 1948 by the United Nations
General Assembly.
 This have been integrated into national laws and international treaties.
 Human rights is observed every year on 10 December
 The core values of UDHR
Human dignity
Fairness
Equity
Non discrimination

7. Rights of some Special groups
 Women
Children
Minorities
HIV patients
Dalits

8. The Areas That Violate The Rights of Women
 Missing of Women and girls:- The proportion of women as compared to men is
low in population
 Dowry Death:- Increase in the dowry deaths women.
 Domestic Violence:- These include verbal abuse, physical abuse, various forms of
mistreatment.
 Child Marriage.
 Preference for Male Child:-
 Female Feticide:-
 Education:- Female drop out rate is high.
 Sexual harassment at work place.
 Rape:-

9. Women’s Rights
Constitutional Rights
Legal Rights
Other rights obtained form society and culture.

10. Constitutional Rights
The Republic is governed in terms of the constituent of India was adopted
by the constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and come int o force
on 26th January, 1950 The constitution of India in the form of fundamental
rights try to improve the status of women to provide equal opportunities
for them.
 Cont….

11.  Article 14:-All individuals are equal in the eyes of the law. Right to EQUITY
 Article 15 :- it prohibits the state to make any types of discrimination against any
citizen including women on grounds of race, caste, gender, ethnicity, religion, place
of birth, and socio economic background. Prohibition to discrimination.
 Article 16:- All Citizens including, women will enjoy of opportunity in matters of
public employment, irrespective of their gender, recess , castes, ethnicity, religion,
place of birth, and socio economic background. Public Employment.
 Article 19:- Every citizen including women have right to freedom of speech and
expression, to assemble peacefully and move freely throuth out the country

12. Legal Rights of women
 Equal Remuneration Act 1976:- The act includes equal pay to men and women workers for same of similar work
performed.
 The protection against Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace Act 2013.
 Maternity Benefits Act 1961:-For first and second time mother she can take 6 months, or 26 weeks off. Her
employer needs to pay her in full.
 Factories Act, 1948:- According to the act, the emplyer must provide chiled care facilities for children, below the
age of six years at the workplaces, where more than 30 women workers are employed.
 Right against Female feticide:-
 Dowry Prohibition Act(1961)
 Indian Penal Code 1860:- Content provisions to protect Indian women from dowry death, Kidnapping, and
other offences.
 Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.

13. Barriers to Implement the Rights:-
Poverty:- The conditions of poverty and backwardness are the major
impediments for practicing pf rights.
Illiteracy:- Girls are discouraged to study is a major barrier with
exercising rights.
Unemployment:- A depressed and a frustrated person because of
unemployment will not take pleasure in exercising his rights.
Education:- Education enables a person to differentiate between
appropriate and inappropriate, learn to make wise decisions, work
towards the welfare of the community and exercise in an efficient
manner.

14. Thank You.