Question

Chapter 5. Gender and Gender Inequality.
After Independence, our Constitution granted equal rights to men and
women in all spheres. However, after 73 years of Independence, gender
equality has not been achieved. What steps should we as citizens take to
address this problem?
Your answer must contain minimum 100 words.

Answer 1

Answer:

I) Improve the balance of mass media: The media in India plays a role in sustaining inequality.

II) Give a voice to oppressed groups: We can tackle bias against caste and gender first of all by recognising the value and dignity of all work (including unpaid work) and all workers (including those in the most difficult arduous and degraded occupations).

III) Introduce land reforms and raise taxation for the wealthy: We should work towards reducing asset inequality through redistributive land reforms but also through inheritance taxes, preventing monopoly of control over water, forests and mineral resources and reducing financial concentration.

IV) Make inequality a political campaign issue: Despite being important to the electorate, inequality is absent from major political campaigns. Inequality clearly matters in Asia.