Gender and Discrimination
The Directive Principles and Fundamental Rights laid down in the Indian Constitution are the basic tenets that are meant to guide governance in this country. However, sixty three years after the adoption of the Constitution which stresses upon social justice and equality, we are still seeing discrimination based on caste, class, gender, religion, disability and sexuality, to the extent that even simply living with dignity is denied to a major part of our population. Therefore issues arising out of gender discriminations become an integral part of the discussions in the five day programme of the Jan Sansad or the Peoples Assembly organized during 26-30 November, 2012 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
Gender and Discrimination forms the theme for Day 5 of the Jan Sansad on November 30, 2012 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
We look forward to your participation and support in this endeavour to reclaim our Constitution and restore the faith of the people in democracy.
Programme
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Issues of Exclusion and Discrimination
- 12:00 PM – 02:30 PM: Violence against Women
- Issues to be discussed: Sexual Assault,Dowry, State Violence, Caste-based Violence, Domestic Violence, Sex Selection, Khap Panchayat, Rights of Women with Disabilities, Misuse of Bills among others
- 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Women and Work
- Issues to be discussed: Migrant Workers, Domestic Workers, Microfinance, Sexual Violence at Workplace Bill, NREGA, Women working in Government Schemes among others
- 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Bill on 33% Reservation for Women in Parliament
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Public Lecture
For Jan Sansad,
Guild of Services
Jagori
Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch
Sangat
Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression
National Federation of Indian Women
