An Analysis Of The Impact Of Globalisation On Women's Rights In India

Sultan Cyril Roy, School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)

ABSTRACT

Globalization has been hailed as the start of a new era of women’s equality and empowerment, because it’s been said that globalisation has boosted women's career options. The interconnected globe and expanded network of information technology are also opening up new channels of communication for women's movements. In globalised India, the notions of inclusive growth, women development and empowerment, as well as gender sensitive development, have emerged.

There is a growing tendency toward integrating women's rights with human rights, which calls for equal and universal rights for women worldwide. The current worldwide consensus is that women should be treated as a single group, regardless of their caste, colour, faith, language, sociopolitical standing, or nationality, and that all human rights should be extended to women in the same way that they are extended to men.

According to experts and women activists, globalisation has a variety of effects on distinct groups of women in different areas. Global communication networks and cross-cultural interchange have undoubtedly had an impact on the lives of women across borders, both positively and negatively.1 The widespread network of communication technologies has implicitly and complicitly promoted concepts and conventions of gender equality for women. It has undoubtedly raised awareness and acted as a catalyst in their struggle for equitable rights and opportunities, but the rise of fundamentalism, global terrorism, and a complex cultural environment, as well as the global propaganda of fundamentalist groups, may have further marginalised women and pushed them to the margins of traditional societies and political structures.

Due to worldwide pressure from women organisations, the legislative framework of national governance and the International Conventions on the Rights of Women have become a source of severe concern not just for women groups but also for national governments. So, this paper shall take a brief look into these issues and provide some suggestions on the same.