Glimpse in the future: Status of women in India Sabharwal Sakshi1, Student 1Amity Law School, Delhi Abstract We live in a society in which people of all sexes live. Nature has created this world beautifully. God has made thus world for us to enjoy. He has created all types of creatures so that the life sustaining system goes n continuously without any hindrance. The researcher has focused on the changing scenario of the society. How earlier women were treated as goddesses and now they are treated as an object. The paper tries to show the difference how women in earlier times were treated as goddesses and how now their value has declined. It focuses on different types of crimes committed with women. It focuses on the goddess image of women in ancient society when there were no such laws for protection of women and how this position has changed in the present technological era where so many new laws have been made to protect women. It focuses on whether the present laws are implemented in a proper manner and it talks about the jurisprudence ofpunishment. Women are better than men at juggling more than one task. Their vision has been a boon to society. The role of women in the reconstruction of India is beyond imagination. Thanks to the law and order mechanism and social workers of our society that some laws have been made though in most of the cases they are not followed. Female feticide and infanticide is punishable offence. Child marriage has also been made punishable. There has been focus now days on the slogan “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”. The concept of gender neutrality has now changed. If we look carefully now this concept is just a name, its essence has withered away. The paper focuses on how the enactment was passed to protect the women and how it is misused. Only in some cases genuine justice is given to the victim. The researcher also focuses on the aspect how the Domestic violence Act which was passed to protect the women is now being used by them to harass their husband and their family and to make money out of it. The researcher also focuses on the latest Sabrimala judgment. The research also focuses on Adultery being declared no as a crime by the Apex court, Bill on Triple talaq, decline of Supreme Court to make rape punishment gender neutral. The concept of gender neutrality is not only for women but it also applies to men In today’s world it is not only women who is abused but even men are also abused. The idea of giving equal rights and opportunities to transgenders has also been there. They also have a Right to life under Article 21 of the constitution which means dignity in the workplace and Equal treatment under Article 14 of the Constitution. To achieve the dream of Gender neutrality we all need to work together. “The power of one is the power of many the power of change.” Top Keywords Power, Gender neutrality, Equality, LGBT, Empowerment, Female foeticide. Top |