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Addressing Workplace Discrimination In India

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As International Women's Day 2025 approaches with the theme #AccelerateAction, this article examines India's workplace discrimination against women, analysing recent investigations, legal precedents, and constitutional protections.

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Debjani Aich

Ruchi Goel

Varsha D Sinchana

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As International Women's Day 2025 approaches with the theme #AccelerateAction, this article examines India's workplace discrimination against women, analysing recent investigations, legal precedents, and constitutional protections. In this article, INDUSLAW's Debjani Aich, Ruchi Goel and Varsha Sinchana, explore the existing legal frameworks that address such issues, court rulings that have shaped workplace equality standards and offer practical recommendations for employers to create genuinely inclusive environments.

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