POLICY CENTRE AND GENDER LAB

 Dr. Ambedkar in his final speech in the constituent assembly said that “however good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because of the people who work for it, happen to be bad a lot”               The trait of disagreement is fundamental to the nature of human beings. In our social and political engagements, we may likely disagree with our family members, our friends, our colleagues on certain ideas. However, it is only at the root of such disagreements that we can bring the necessary modifications to our ideas. A famous quote by Voltaire concludes this argument, “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it” Through this, we understand that even though we agree to dissent with one another on a said notion, we are compelled to guard the very liberty of dissenting with each other. It is the amalgamation of diverse and conflicting ideas or narratives that brings us closer to our quest for inclusivity.   ...

  INTRODUCTION The status of women differs in various sectors worldwide. The traits which are linked with the institution of gender inequality among them one is “religion”. Religion is itself a fluid concept which consists of several interpretations, practices and it differs by different cultural and historical relations. Most of the religions sustain the patriarchal structure and require the women to be submissive in nature. Therefore, there are numerous norms and traditions present in several religion which contribute to raising gender inequality and decreasing the role of women in society. In this article, I am going to present a critical study over the history of women status in different religions and how they have affected women in political, social, and economic sectors. Hinduism In the Hindu religion, once women considerably enjoyed a good amount of freedom, and privileges in spheres of family, public assembly, religion etc. But as the centuries rolled down the situation st...

 The debates surrounding sex-gender distinction can be drawn into the annals of not just feminist history, but also to the efforts made by humans to identify themselves in their natural surroundings. Carol Gilligan had once admitted the question of whether gender differences are biologically determined or socially constructed, to be ‘deeply disturbing' ; and quite rightly so since the debate involves the deconstruction and reconstruction of perspectives and understandings which took centuries to build and constituted the core of the rulebook that governs the social machinery and how we conduct ourselves with in that machinery. Prior to moving into the crux of debate, it is imperative to get the context right. Since the early stages of evolution of human knowledge on anatomy, we have been presented with a series of binary distinctions; from two types of gametes – sperm and egg cells and two types of sex hormones – androgen and oestrogen in vertebrates and two types of ecdysteroids i...