WOMEN LAWS

IN INDIA
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Empowerment
Laws

Women
Women Laws
Protection Laws

Women Rights
 THE EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT, 1976
• The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 aims to provide for the payment
of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the
prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against women in
the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
• The State Policy article 39 of the Constitution envisages that the
State shall direct its policy, among other things, towards securing that
there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
• Remuneration means the basic wage or salary, and any additional
emoluments whatsoever payable, either in cash or in kind, to a
person employed in respect of employment or work done in such
employment, if the terms of the contract of employment, were
fulfilled.
 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
2013
• An Act to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at
workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual
harassment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• .This statute superseded the Vishakha Guidelines for prevention of sexual
harassment introduced by the Supreme Court of India.
• Sexual harassment results in violation of the fundamental rights of a
woman to equality under articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India
and her right to life and to live with dignity under article 21 of the
Constitution and right to practice any profession or to carry on any
occupation, trade or business which includes a right to a safe environment
free from sexual harassment.
 THE INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN
(PROHIBITION) ACT, 1986

• An act to prohibit indecent representation of women through

advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any
other manner and for the matters connected therewith or incidental
thereto.
• The act prohibits advertisements, publication or sending by post of
books, pamphlets, etc; containing indecent representation of women:
• Indecent representation of women has been defined to mean the
depiction of women in manner of the figure of a woman, her form or
body or any part thereof in such a way as to have the effect of being
indecent,derogatory to or denigrating women.
 THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION)
ACT, 1956
• It is an Act which provides in pursuance of the International Convention signed at
New York on the 9th day of May, 1950, for the prevention of immoral traffic.
• The Act intends to combat trafficking and sexual exploitation for commercial
purposes. While prostitution is not an offence, practicing it in a brothel or within
200 m of any public place is illegal.
• It protects women and children from forceful flesh trade.
• The Act regularized prostitution and provides assistance to all women and children
who have been forced into the same.
• The provisions of the Act clearly state that it is an offence to force any child for
flesh trade or trafficking of a child for various other purposes.
 THE MEDICAL TERMINATION OF
PREGNANCY ACT, 1971
• An Act to provide for the termination of certain pregnancies by registered medical
practitioners and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• No termination of pregnancy shall be made in accordance with this Act at any
place other than -
(a) a hospital established or maintained by Government, or
(b) a place for the time being approved for the purpose of this Act by Government.
• The Indian abortion laws falls under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy
(MTP) Act, which was enacted by the Indian Parliament in the year 1971 with the
intention of reducing the incidence of illegal abortion and consequent maternal
mortality and morbidity.
 ZERO F.I.R
• It means that a FIR can be filed in any police station (i.e.: irrespective of place of
incident/jurisdiction) and the same can be later transferred to the appropriate
Police Station. However policemen usually deny knowing about “Zero FIR” and
direct the complainant to concerned Police Station.”
• Under Zero FIR, a rape or a molestation victim can register her complaint from
any police station. Often, police stations under which the incident occurs refuses
to register victim’s complaint so that they don’t have to take any responsibility.