Abstract
This study deals with the legislation of the Punjab Assembly regarding women’s rights. Women’s status in Punjab is a complicated phenomenon due to a patriarchal society and gender inequality. Pro-women legislation in Punjab have been introduced to revamp the disintegration gender inequality and to bring an end to the violence against women. Despite the presence of legislation for protection of their rights, there are continuous and increasing reports of mis-treatment of women whether at work or at home due to non-implementation of pro-women legislation. This study provides the legal analysis of the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act. This study gives a critical overview of the lacunas in the legislation, prevailing violations of women’s rights, parallel justice system and wrong interpretation of Islamic injunctions. Simultaneously, the present research highlights the obstructions which occur during the implementation of pro-women legislation and provide a way forward for achieving concrete results to empower women in Punjab. This study utilizes a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study.
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