At a time when crime against women is steadily increasing and there is evidence of continued marginalization of women, the government is setting up a high level expert committee to report the socio-economic, political and legal status of women in India and evaluate the impact of government schemes.
The committee - to be notified shortly - will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ruma Pal. The 15-member panel will examine the overall status of women including the socio-economic, health and nutritional, legal and political status disaggregated by rural and urban populations, economic and social position. The analysis is expected to take into account cross-regional differences and focus on inequalities both within and outside the household.
It will also assess the impact made by existing policies and legislative changes on equality, security and holistic empowerment of women and will identify inequalities in policy and legislation a well as gaps in implementation.
Read the complete story at The Times of India, published 16 February 2012.
At a time when crime against women is steadily increasing and there is evidence of continued marginalization of women, the government is setting up a high level expert committee to report the socio-economic, political and legal status of women in India and evaluate the impact of government schemes.
The committee - to be notified shortly - will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ruma Pal. The 15-member panel will examine the overall status of women including the socio-economic, health and nutritional, legal and political status disaggregated by rural and urban populations, economic and social position. The analysis is expected to take into account cross-regional differences and focus on inequalities both within and outside the household.
It will also assess the impact made by existing policies and legislative changes on equality, security and holistic empowerment of women and will identify inequalities in policy and legislation a well as gaps in implementation.
Read the complete story at The Times of India, published 16 February 2012.