The revised Code of Conduct for Government Servants should clearly define professional and respectful conduct towards female colleagues, including a clear definition of what constitutes harassment, abuse, or exploitation. Similarly, the Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 2018 should specify the redressal mechanism and grievance procedure for the aggrieved parties, and clearly state the possible administrative and disciplinary measures, including sexual harassment at the workplace as a basis for punishment. Domain: Policy-related Women
Expand the government’s performance indicators on gender equality to include more indicators from the SDGs. For monitoring purposes, identify and monitor a set of gender equality outcome indicators for all sectors, from a list of national-level indicators. Year: 2025 Domain: Institutional Women Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 30-Jul-26
Propose and take measures for approval to amend the Any Other Business, AOB of other ministries and divisions to clarify their role in promoting gender equality and development in their policies, plans and programmes. Year: 2025 Domain: Institutional Women Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 29-Jul-26
Establish child and women-friendly specialised courts, with separate facilities for private hearings and needs-based facilities. Year: 2025 Domain: Institutional Women Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 29-Jul-26
Decide to establish two separate wings with specific scope of work, skilled human resources, budget and support services for the efficient management of women and children’s affairs activities in the MOWCA. Year: 2025 Domain: Institutional Women Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 29-Jul-26
Establish a central digital database for storing marriage registration data, requiring a national identity card and birth certificate. Introduce a system (linked to the digital database) to verify existing marital status before granting permission for new marriages. Year: 2025 Domain: Institutional Women Status: Legal and Policy Framework Last Update: 29-Jul-26
Salinity-prone and drought-affected areas where women have to travel long distances to collect water should be declared as ‘water-critical’ areas under the ‘Water Act, 2013’, which will compel the government to take appropriate measures. Year: 2025 Domain: Policy-related Women Status: Legal and Policy Framework Last Update: 29-Jul-26
Increase the number of cyber tribunals, giving priority to districts with high incidences of online crimes, especially technology-induced gender-based violence against women. Year: 2025 Domain: Institutional Women Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 29-Jul-26
Amendment of the Pornography Control Act, 2012: The proposed Cyber Security Ordinance, 2025 amends the Pornography Control Act, 2012 to include digital child sexual abuse material and digital non-consensual pornography as offences. To ensure appropriate redress for online harm, the definition of pornography should include digital pornography, digital child sexual abuse material and digital non-consensual pornography. Year: 2025 Domain: Law and legal framework Women Status: Legal and Policy Framework Last Update: 29-Jul-26
To formulate an ordinance clarifying the definitions of sexual harassment, sexual assault and harassment in the light of the 2009 High Court directive to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and educational institutions. Year: 2025 Domain: Women Women's laws and rights in public spaces Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 29-Jul-26
