Article(s) of the CEDAW (b) Adopt legislative and other measures, including sanctions, prohibiting all discrimination against women; (c) Establish legal protection of the rights of women through national tribunals/ public institutions against any act of discrimination; 10 Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements (2): Prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, etc. in employment or appointment to any office under the State. (3): ..... (4): ..... LEGISLATIONS: 1. Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993: To provide for the constitution of NHRC10 for better protection of human rights. (d) Refrain from engaging in any act or practice of discrimination against women and to ensure that public authorities and institutions shall act in conformity with this obligation; 2. National Commission for Women Act, 1990: To provide for the constitution of NCW11 for the protection of women’s rights. (e) Take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women by any person, organization or enterprise; 5. Maternity Benefit Act, 1861: Regulates the employment of women for certain periods before and after childbirth and to provide maternity benefit. (f) Take all appropriate measures to modify or a. S. 5: Provides all the maternity benefits available to a woman working in an organised sector and the amount of leave available to 3. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Legislation to check and deter crimes against SC/ST. 4. Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1989: Prohibits indecent representation of women through advertisement or in publication, etc. Maternity Benefit Act (MBA), 1961 and Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2019: 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) and 8.8% women in Rajya Sabha (2010). During 2011-15, female MLAs in the State Legislative Assemblies were 8.4% and female candidates were 7.3%. The data shows that there is a continued low representation of women in the upper echelons of lawmaking affirmative actions. [CEDAW A.3 and A.7(b) R1: To improve the representation of women in the upper echelons of lawmaking, affirmative actions are required including legislature to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in Lok Sabha, and in all State Legislative Assemblies. G2: Fundamental Rights as enshrined in the Constitution are only enforceable against the State. Thus, only the State has an obligation not to discriminate on the