Handbook on Law, Women and Employment, Surinder Mediratta, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2009

Handbook on Law, Women and Employment, Surinder Mediratta, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2009

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Volume 2 Issue 3 ()

Women have entered the domain of paid employment in huge numbers since the beginning of the nineteenth century. There has been a gradual upliftment in the status of women as they have gained economic independence. Although the acquisition of human rights by women has had a positive impact on society, there remain significant inequalities creating an impediment in the path of full realization of social justice. A substantial sex differential in earnings still remains. Patriarchy is a reality that exists even today causing authority and power to be male prerogatives. Occupational segregation on the basis of sex creates discrimination and stereotypes.

Cite as: Salonika Kataria & Ushasi Khan, Handbook on Law, Women and Employment, Surinder Mediratta, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2009, 2 NUJS L. Rev. 553 (2009)