"Daughter For Life": Future Chief Justice Bats For More Women In Judiciary
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Justice BV Nagarathna also spoke about the problems faced by pregnant women in the workplace.
Making a series of important observations on the role of women in society as well as the family unit, a Supreme Court judge, who is projected to become the first woman Chief Justice of India, has said "a son is a son till he gets a wife, but a daughter is a daughter for life". Justice BV Nagarathna also emphasised the need for having a higher representation of women in the judiciary, stating that it will be an important step towards gender equality.
Delivering the 28th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on Friday, Justice Nagarathna said, "Courts have played a key role in ensuring that discrimination is not a part of governance in state mechanisms. The judiciary has played a special role and crafted creative remedies to tackle systemic injustice by upholding or striking down laws. Courts have always stepped in to eliminate discrimination."
She added, however, that, "Despite this, we are yet to see the new woman identity."
