Question

Respect and equal treatment to women are necessary ingredients in a democratic society. Support the statement with examples.

Answer 1

1. Respect and equal treatment of women are necessary ingredients of a democratic society. This assertion has our full support. Given that gender discrimination is illegal under the law, democracies effectively protect the dignity of women.
2. Since both genders are equal before the law, they are treated equally in terms of respect and opportunities. In the majority of the democratic nations in the world, there are constitutional and legal provisions to guarantee equal treatment for women.
3. For example, women have the same rights as men under the Indian Constitution, allowing them to participate fully in the governance of the nation. This expands women's freedom and autonomy. Democracies enact laws to address social ills like violence, torture, and humiliation against women.
4. Respect is encouraged, and it facilitates women's access to equality in society. Long struggles by women have created some sensitivity today that respect to and equal treatment of women are necessary ingredients of a democratic society.
5. In a non-democratic set up, this unacceptability would not have legal basis because the principle of individual freedom and dignity would not have the legal and moral force there. But in democracy it is recognised.