International Women's Day 2025: Women's Day is celebrated every year advocating women's rights and equality. Ensuring that women get equal opportunities in education, career, or any field as compared to men, the day of March 8 was dedicated to women. Along with this, the objective of Women's Day is also to honor women for their contribution, and their role in family and society.

The situation of Indian women has changed a lot since before. Women living behind the curtain are now moving forward with education and careers. However, according to a report, even today she cannot make decisions related to her life herself. Most women depend on the permission of the family or husband for their decisions. At the same time, many women are not even aware of their rights. Whether it is the father's house or husband's house, office, or raising children, a woman has special rights in all these places, due to the lack of information about which their life depends on permission.

The Indian Constitution provides many important rights to women, which help them move towards equality, security, and self-reliance. On the occasion of Women's Day, here are five such rights given by the Constitution, which every woman must know.

Rights for Women in the Constitution

1. Protection from domestic violence

Under the Domestic Violence Act 2005, women get protection from physical, mental, economic, and emotional abuse. Women can get legal aid by filing a complaint with the police, women's helpline, or court.

2. Right to equal pay

Working women should get equal pay for the same work as men in the office. Under the Equal Remuneration Act 1976, women have the right to get equal pay as men for equal work. If a woman is paid less than her male colleague, she can go to the labor court for justice.

3. Right to maternity benefits

Under the Maternity Benefit Act 1961, working women have the right to get 6 months of maternity leave in case they become mothers. During this time, the company cannot make any cut in their salary and cannot even fire them from the job. This law gives women the opportunity to get security in the job and proper care of their children.

4. Right to property

According to the Hindu Succession Act 1956, both sons and daughters have equal rights on the father's property or ancestral property. Even after marriage, the woman can claim the property of her parents.

5. Right to protection from sexual harassment

Working women have been given the right under the Act to protect themselves from sexual harassment in the workplace. It is mandatory to have an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in every company and organization, where women can lodge complaints.

Apart from this, a woman who is a victim of sexual harassment also has the right to keep her identity confidential. The victim woman can record her statement only in the presence of the District Magistrate or a female police officer.

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