Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reviews Review Faculty Publications- Reviews Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gender justice and women empowerment: Legal measures in India Subject The topic of the resource Autonomy; Empowerment; Feminism; Gender justice; Laws; Patriarchal; Protectionism Description An account of the resource Educating the girl child, creating job opportunities, putting women in decision making roles, and making pro-women laws protecting them from oppression were some of the many steps that were designed for women's empowerment. But many years down the line the quest for a just society that values women and accords them the necessary dignity and respect is still on. A paternalistic approach with the assumption that women were victims of the social divide was adopted to rid women of their troubles. Being vulnerable they required protection; and so a number of measures were required and adopted to empower her. The authors argue that the flaw in the law is in its paternalistic approach, which does not accord autonomy of self-governance or self-direction. The autonomy needs to be redefined as a relative idea where a just and compassionate society nurtures its members and creates social conditions that strengthens autonomous decisions, instead of impeding them, for the realization of their full potential. It can neither be a masculine versus feminine argument nor be attained in isolation. 2016 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dev S.; Kamath V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Dharma, Vol-41, No. 2, pp. 139-156. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dharmaram College, Centre for the Study of World Religions Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85011094687&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=9cd7ec9530954aadfb687da377550ccb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85011094687&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=9cd7ec9530954aadfb687da377550ccb</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2537222 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Review Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Dev S., School of Law, Christ University, India; Kamath V., NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India