Women, Justice and the Rule of Law

Through the ages the women have been maltreated in all walks of life viz Socially Economically and Politically Though they formed half of the population and they were called Ardhangi Half Body of man in Vedic period Their elicit position was very high during the Vedic period It was said that Yatra Naryantu poojyante ramante tatra devta Where the women are worshipped there live Gods But gradually the position of the women deterioted Today they have been worse treated violence against women physical psychological emotional Dowry deaths in name of Stridhan women are being burnt beaten divorced and tortured throughout the life This male dominated societies have always shown disregard and all rights denied to this so called weaker section of the society Women empowerment has recently gained a lot of ground as an area of policy intervention in most part of the world Initiatives from the government are being oriented towards women Efforts towards social economical political rights are being made Their participation in all fields of life is being encouraged Today women are well qualified and entering all fields whether it is medicine engineering military social services science and other technical field 405 pp.…