01122pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001800040245006200058260000900120300001500129362001200144520077800156650001000934773004400944180718b2014   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKataria, S.K.  aWomen empowerment in government: Need to tackle seriously  c2014  ap.407-416.  aJul-Sep  aWomen, across the globe, and since the ages, have been facing various kinds of discrimination by male-dominating society. The expansion of educational facilities and enactment of modern constitutions have forced administrative states to control the socio-economic and politico-administrative bottlenecks of women safety and empowerment. It was 'vishakha guidelines' of 1997 of the Supreme Court of India which led to safety measures for working women and these guidelines have ultimately been converted into a new historic law, "The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013" which makes so many mandatory provisions for each government, private organisations and for every person who hires services of a woman. - Reproduced.  aWomen  aIndian Journal of Public Administration