Adding women lawyers in Sexual Harassment Act - Is it enough?

Yesterday SC issued a law to protect women lawyers against the sexual harassment against their counterparts in courts. Though this is a welcome step, I don't understand one thing. Why do we have so many loopholes in existing laws so that every time a new things comes we decide on a new law!

Thankfully, not after so much delay after the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“Sexual Harassment Act”) come into place on April 23, 2013, these regulations for women lawyers have been formalized. There have been cases where women lawyers could not take benefit of this law, as they do work at courts but courts are not their employers. I think the law itself should be changed based on workplace and co-workers.

The case of women lawyers came because there were several cases in the recent past on harassment of women lawyers. So, every time we realize we have missed some other sector as well, are we going to wait till there are changes in the law?

Is the woman who has already been harassed has to face more harassment by the hands of policemen and law because for them the law is not in place.

I think, we should seriously consider, all possible aspects and loopholes in the Act to save and empower thousand other women.

Still Fighting

The recent developments in Egypt have been quite heartbreaking. Md. Morsi elected after an year of coup through democratic election process has been removed from his position and an interim govt. has been formed.

The issues have been many. The followers of Mubarak, Muslim brotherhood and Tamarod have been fighting. Most of the Egypt is secular there is a demand for a secular govt. but even after an year, things have not changed/improved.

The anger and frustration is more about jobs and policies which are pro-mass. Since Mubarak has been the leader, all the policies were pro-rich and money were in the hands of few people.

The people protested and Morsi was elected but he wasn't probably strong enough to replace policies. Then there is contention on Islamist or Secular state. The problems of Egypt seem never ending and people are trying so hard to solve it.

I always feel how hard it is to keep one motivated when we don't know where the end is, seeing our loved ones dying. Even after a good leader is elected whom everyone likes, there will still be a lot of work to be done for democracy to run successfully. Many generations will have to fight and struggle to make it work.

For now, lets hope that this fighting stops, A Secular-Muslim leader becomes the head with pro-mass policies to improve the economic, political and financial status of the country.