Women lawyers face discrimination too, say legal eagles

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 30 Juli 2014 | 22.23

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) organized a state-level conference of lawyers "with a view to ensure the dignity, safety, empowerment and freedom of women in Maharashtra". The gathering comprising leading lights of the judiciary met at Y B Chavan Auditorium in Mumbai on July 26.

Supreme Court justice Ranjana Desai, chief justice of the Bombay high court Mohit Shah, registrar of the Bombay high court Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi and advocate Susiieben Shah who is chairperson of the women's commission were present along with other dignitaries. Minister Varsha Gaikwad who heads the department for women and child development (WCD) as well as Fauzia Khan, state minister WCD, addressed the audience. Principal secretary, WCD, Ujjwal Uke, and Sangitrao Patil, secretary, law & judiciary, headed different sessions.

The seminar was divided into two segments and addressed topics like sexual violence against women and children, rights of women in NRI marriages and the formulation of a local complaints committee and an internal complaints committee. The laws may read well in principle but it is their implementation that often poses a problem. The panelists debated the difficulties that mar the effective enforcement of laws related to women, particularly the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (2005).

Property rights, social and economic issues as well as the hurdles that lawyers and public prosecutors are forced to overcome before they can successfully implement women-friendly laws were also a matter of concern.

Drawing attention to the extent of the malaise, Justice Desai pointed out that women lawyers themselves face various forms of discrimination as well as gender bias during the course of work. She urged that women must have a share in governance.

Justice Shah informed the gathering about his effort to build washrooms for women in lawcourts and also to ensure that women lawyers receive their due. Susiieben Shah meanwhile drew attention to an initiative named 'Ignore No More'. She invited all stakeholders to join hands to fight violence and improve the status and dignity of women.


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