• S.AMEER PASHA

Abstract – After independence in India one of the issues which has attractive the attention of the policy makers was gender issues and concerns. Gender issues have become central policy arena. The issues of gender equality and justice assumed added significance in the context of the interface between new economic policy perceptions and gender relations. The gender equity became part of country‟s strategy for eradicating poverty and human misery. The policy makers are strongly believed that a positive commitment to gender equality and equity will strengthen every area of action to reduce poverty because women can bring new energy and new insights. A lot of debate is going on women and development since last few decades. Several interventions had taken place both at national and international level leading to passing of several loss including loss against physical violence IPC Section 498 (a) and Section 125 for maintenance. The importance of feminism has been steadily growing and gaining intellectual legitimacy. Women constitute almost half the human race. For centuries women were not treated equal to men in many ways. Nowadays, as per constitutional and legal provision, the Indian women enjoy a unique status of equality. The constitution of India has included several articles on the protection of the rights of women in the Article 14, Article 15, and Article 16. As for example, the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 etc. Development process in the state is not gender neutral; women enjoy inferior status as compared to the average women in India. Gender discrimination is a crucial issue to be discussed. Various policies are introduced to solve the problems of gender discrimination. This paper is an attempt to some issues relating to gender discrimination and its management.

Keywords; independence, Gender discrimination, Dowry, legitimacy, inferior status, commitment,

"GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN INDIA- ISSUES, STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 1, page no.803-809, January-2015, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701C26.pdf

"GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN INDIA- ISSUES, STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 1, page no. pp803-809, January-2015, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701C26.pdf