Steps Towards Better Implementation of Women Protection Laws

 Steps Towards Better Implementation of Women Protection Laws

- Vanshika Rao

In our country, we have various Statutory Acts, Dowry Prohibition Act, Sexual Harassment of

women at workplace Prohibition Act, etc. and various others with the purpose of tackling and

reducing the crimes against women. However, despite such a large and diverse number of laws,

the crime rates re seen to be increasing. This clearly means that there is a problem in the

implementation of these laws. The procedures laid down are not as effective in practice as they

are deemed to be on paper. Even though some changes are being made by the legislature for

e.g. in the form of the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 2018, but the problem with this is

that these legislations often come after some barbaric incidents which draw the whole nation’s

attention to the issue. The government should be more receptive and attentive of making such

changes in the existing laws and passing new legislations and should not wait for any such

heinous crime to happen. It needs to act more towards prevention of these crimes and ensuring

better implementation of the existing laws. As a society, however suggesting or making any

changes is even more difficult because a major part of the society still has the age-old

patriarchal mindset and is still ignorant of such crimes against women. The society in so many

cases voluntarily close their eyes from seeing the crimes happening or preventing it. This needs

to be changed. People need to realize that it is their moral responsibility to stand up and against

these crimes, and do their part in making sure justice is served. For this purpose, more,

awareness should be created among the masses to make them see their responsibility in this

and making them understand why it is so important to make the society better and safer for

everyone.