Article(s) of the CEDAW Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements in the local bodies in furtherance of A. 243T of the Constitution e.g., the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957. 2. The Companies Act, 2013: Provision for Women Directors in Listed Companies and Public Companies (Supra: Chapter 1) 3. National Commission for Women Act, 1990: To monitor implementation of laws relating to women (Supra: Chapter 1) 4. Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993: Provides for the constitution of the National Human Rights Commission, India (NHRC) for the protection of human rights. (Supra: Chapter 1) 5. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020: Provides many safeguards for women including equal remuneration, maternity benefits and a workplace with the required facilities for women. 6. Registration of Societies Act, 1860: Provides for registration of NGOs; treats women at par with men to be a member or office bearer of an NGO. 7. Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010: Enables women at par with men to raise funds from foreign sources for running NGOs working for the welfare of people including women’s empowerment and leadership. POLICIES: 1. Committee on the Status of Women in India (1971) (Supra: Chapter 1) 2. 37 National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2001 (Supra: 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) Supreme Court Judges against the sanctioned strength of 34 (2021). No female Chief Justice of India has been appointed to date. There are only 80 women judges against sanctioned 1113 Judges in High Courts (7.2%) and only 17 designated female Senior Advocates against 703 (2.4%) men in the Supreme Court. [CEDAW A. 7(b)] R4: Supreme Court should make effortsto increase the number of female judges and senior advocates. G5: Statutory bodies established to protect and promote the rights of women are neither autonomous of the government, nor adequately resourced to enable them to participate actively in public life and to serve the purpose of their establishment. [CEDAW A. 7(b)] R5: There is a need for ensuring autonomy and adequate resourcing of the statutory