Gender-equity in India

A new law passed in India will grant daughters and sons equal property rights to ancestral land. Unfortunately, the bill--overwhelmingly supported by women's rights activists and citizens fed up with unfair laws--cannot be strictly enforced within certain communities. "We have changed the laws for the Hindus but the Muslims have to desire the change," Bharadwaj said and added, "Nobody can make a Uniform Civil Code unless all communities agree." Yet, the government seems to be taking relatively progressive steps in the right direction. . . . the Minister said UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was keen on reviewing all bills, wherever there was gender bias. "Wherever we find there is gender bias, it will be done away with," he said. Next up: the domestic violence legislation known as the Women's Reservation Bill.