The Importance Of Gender Justice

Gender Justice refers to equality between the sexes. Gender justice is mixing of all elements viz cultural, social, political, environmental, economic, and educational factors.

The convergence of the above factors can result in achieving gender justice. Even though there have been consistent efforts to bring equality in all spheres, women are still lagging behind at various places. Gender Justice refers to recognizing and acknowledging the rights and needs of women and integrating them to mainstream society 1 . Justice in this sense refers to elimination of all those factors that inhibits the involvement of women in all fields and ensuring a level playing fields with others devoid of all forms and forces of discrimination. Women today face

Kidney stones are tiny particles that form in the kidneys from excess sodium or calcium, and if these mineral deposits are not regularly expelled via the urine, the moment will come in which the stones try to leave the body via the urinary tract and the pain that this movement produces will be unbearable.

Cystitis

This is a problem that primarily affects women, and has to do with the inflammation of the walls of the bladder, most commonly called cystitis. It makes it difficult to urinate.

Let’s take a look as to how the law addresses the provision for washrooms at work place for workmen. In this article I am trying to make a comparative study of the duty of the employer in providing wash room/rest room facilities for his employees, especially for women, in different countries with that of Indian law.

The Indian Scenario

The Factories Act, 1948 recognizes the need of healthy and safe working environment for all workers in India. It is a legislation to secure to the workers employed in a factory, health, safety, welfare, proper working hours, leave and other benefits. The Factories Act also has exclusive provisions for women

It also provides that the latrines and urinals shall be adequately lighted, ventilated and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. It also empowers Central

Government to specify the number of latrines and urinals to be provided in any mine, in proportion to the number of males and females and provide other matters relating to sanitation 14 . The owner, agent and manager of every mine shall be responsible for all operations carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Act and of the regulations, rules and bye-laws and of any orders 15 .

Building and Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of

Service) Act, 1986 says that in every place where building or other construction work is carried on, the employer shall provide sufficient latrine and urinal accommodation of such type as may be prescribed and they shall be so conveniently situated as may be accessible to the building workers at all times while they are in such place. Provided that it

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shall not be necessary to provide separate urinals in any place where less than fifty persons are employed or where the latrines are connected to a water – borne sewage system 16 .

Contract labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971 also provides provision