How can the government improve gender related policies?

The government of every country plays an important role in framing the policies for the benefits if its citizens. One example of such policies is gender related policies. In many countries women are discriminated in all spheres and little or nothing is being done by the government in order to amend or improve these policies to promote gender equality at all levels.

It is seen that many women face discrimination at work and there is gender inequality. They cannot aspire to reach a good position at the work place, even though their skills, talents and abilities are similar to those men. A “glass ceiling” exists at the work place which acts as a barrier for women and limits their chances of women to rise within the hierarchy of an organization.  The sociological theory of Lisa Atkins also says that many women face sexual harassment at work and their complaints are not taken seriously by the employers.  I think that the solution to this can be that the policies should be framed in such a way that the government should take steps to frame policies that promote equality. Jobs should be based on skills and expertise and not on gender. Together with this, there should be equal opportunities of promotion for both men and women, and both should have a right to exercise their work according to their will. In households’ women play w very important role in domestic work and child rearing, but there work is not recognized because it is “unpaid”.  In order to make this work recognized, policies should be made that propose help in domestic work and child rearing by both parents. An effort should also be made by the NGO’s  to go from door to door and ask women about how they want their work to be recognized.

Like women, there are some policies that should also be made for men, so that gender equality is promoted. Like women, men should also get paternal leave from work. Also, it is seen that many people who are seen on the streets are men and not women. The reason for this being ,that men are not protected and given shelter like women, and so something should be done by the government to give shelter to homeless men.

Thus I think that in every country the government should make a conscious effort to make a list of policies that promote gender equality at all levels so there is no equality and all discrimination based on gender comes to an end.