Her Right to Equality: From Promise to Power (Rethinking India Series)

This book is a valuable guide to achieving safety and gender equality for women at home and in social, political and economic life. It provides not just an analysis of the present situation but also specific policy and institutional proposals and a vision for a future where the principle of fraternity will lead to equality and liberty for all.

Her Right to Equality is a journey of hope that reflects on the unfulfilled promise of equality enshrined in the Indian Constitution seventy years ago. The book proposes transformational solutions to achieve equality and dignity for all. The essays address succinctly discriminatory gender norms within households, in economic spheres and in political spaces, and provide important lessons for women across the globe. The inequalities that women still face in India are global in nature, as are the voices of hope and resilience from women across the subcontinent. This book is a window into discriminatory legal, political, economic and social frameworks, and the actions that we will need to undertake individually and collectively to build a lasting culture of mutual respect and equality.