Article(s) of the CEDAW Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements assessment of women’s economic, legal, political, educational, health and socio-cultural needs. One of the key recommendations includes ensuring at least 50 per cent reservation of seats for women in the local bodies, State Legislative Assemblies, Parliament, Ministerial levels and all decision-making bodies of the government.13 JUDGEMENTS: 1. Charu Khurana V/s UOI (2015) 1 SCC 192: A female Petitioner was refused membership as a make-up artist in the Cine Costume Make-up Artists and Hair Dressers Association, the rules of which allowed only men to be make-up artists. The Court held that the Petitioner could not be denied membership, as discrimination on grounds of gender was a clear violation of her right to equality and denial of “her capacity to earn her livelihood which affects her individual dignity 2. The Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya & Ors. MANU/SC/0194/2020: Women engaged on Short Service Commissions in the Army seek parity with their male counterparts in obtaining PCs. SC, allowed women a permanent commission in Army. 3. Kush Kalra vs Union Of India & Anr. on 5 January 2018: Institutional discrimination by UOI against women by not recruiting them into the Indian Territorial Army. Delhi High Court opened the doors of TA for women. 13 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Gaps in the implementation of CEDAW in India (G) and its corresponding recommendations (R)

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