Events

The Presidency School of Law hosted a guest lecture titled "Gender Justice: Legal Frameworks and Challenges in Contemporary Societies" on October 24, 2024. The session was led by Ms. Aparna Ashokan, a certified POSH practitioner, lawyer, researcher, and academic.

During the lecture, Ms. Ashokan discussed the causes of the gender pay gap, differentiating it from unequal pay, and highlighted the gender pay gap index in India. She explored factors such as misogyny, societal stereotypes, and perceptions about women in certain jobs. She also addressed pay disparity, informal work, education, qualifications, and occupational segregation, including horizontal and vertical segregation. She further examined issues like power imbalances, victim-blaming, unequal opportunities, sexual harassment, the gender pay gap in politics, and the impact of conscious and unconscious biases.

At the end of the session, Ms. Ashokan asked students to read the book 'Thinking fast and slow' to understand how we as a society are unconsciously biased in gender justice-related matters. 

The guest lecture was well received by the participants, who felt that the discussion was thought-provoking and gained valuable insights into the topic.