What should the government do to bring more gender sensitivity in the society?

Government policies for gender equality in India

National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2001

The National Policy for the Empowerment of Women was adopted in the year 2001 for the advancement, development, and empowerment of women. The Policy strives to achieve the following goals and objectives:

1. Creation of an environment that fosters the overall development of women and enables them to achieve their full potential. This shall be done by adopting positive social and economic policies.
2. De-jure and de-facto enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by women on an equal basis with men in all spheres.
3. Ensuring equal access for women to participation and decision-making in the social, political, and economic life of the country.
4. Equality of access to women in healthcare, quality education at all levels, career and vocational guidance, employment, equal remuneration, occupational health and safety, social security and public office, etc.
5. Strengthening the legal systems aimed at elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.
6. Changing societal attitudes and community practices by active participation and involvement of both men and women.
7. Mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development process.
8. Elimination of discrimination and all forms of violence against women and the girl child.
9. Building and strengthening partnerships with civil society, particularly women organisations.

Policy prescriptions:l--

• Judicial legal systems: The Policy prescribes that the legal and judicial system should be made more responsive to the needs of women. New laws will be enacted for ensuring quick justice to victims. The Policy encourages changes in personal laws relating to marriage, divorce and maintenance, property, etc. to eliminate discrimination against women and for securing them an equal status in society.
• Decision-making: This involves undertaking measures to ensure active and full participation of women in decision-making bodies at all levels, including legislative, executive, judicial, corporate, committees, boards, trusts, etc. Reservations and quotas for women should be considered on a time-bound basis.
• Mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development process: Women’s perspective to be mainstreamed in all developmental processes, as catalysts, participants, and recipients, through devising policies and programmes, as well as systems.
• Economic empowerment of women: Steps will be taken for economic empowerment of women and this shall cover the following aspects:
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