The leaky pipeline in judiciary shows women declining from 36.3% in lower courts to 13.4% in High Courts and only one in the Supreme Court, due to collegium bias, poor infrastructure, and domestic burdens, demanding substantive equality, reservations, audits, and institutional reform.
Click to View MoreThe recent ruling by the Supreme Court of India recognises access to menstrual hygiene as part of fundamental rights, linking it to equality, dignity, privacy, and the right to education. The Court held that lack of sanitary products and proper school facilities forces many girls to miss classes, which amounts to structural discrimination under Article 14 and a violation of dignity under Article 21. It directed governments to provide free sanitary napkins, functional and private toilets, safe disposal systems, menstrual hygiene support spaces, and awareness through school curricula, making menstrual health a legal and educational priority rather than a welfare issue.
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