Laws Every Indian Woman Must Know About Her Rights in 2025

📜 Protect yourself with legal knowledge! Know your rights under Indian law.

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💡 Do you know your legal rights as a woman in India? Many women are unaware of the laws that safeguard them. Let’s break them down!

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🏠 Your home should be a safe space! 🔹 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

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It provides legal help, shelter, and financial support to victims of physical, emotional, and economic abuse. 📞 Call 181 or 1091 to report domestic violence.

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Right Against Workplace Harassment 🚫 No woman should feel unsafe at work! ⚖️ The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013

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It protects women from any form of workplace harassment. 📞 File complaints with the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in your office.

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Right to Maternity Benefits 🤰 Motherhood should not cost you your job! 👶 The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017

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It Provides: ✅ 26 weeks of paid leave for women in formal employment. ✅ Protection from termination due to pregnancy.

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Right to Equal Property & Inheritance 🏡 No one can deny you your property rights! 📜 The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (Amended in 2005)

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It grants equal inheritance rights to daughters in ancestral property, just like sons. ⚠️ Women from all religions have rights under personal laws and the Indian Constitution.

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Right to Abortion & Reproductive Choices ⚕️ Your body, your choice! ✅ The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 2021

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It allows women to safely and legally terminate pregnancies up to 24 weeks in special cases. 📞 Seek a licensed medical professional for a safe abortion.

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Know Your Rights, Stay Empowered! 🚀 Knowledge is power! ✅ Understanding these laws helps every woman protect herself and stand strong.

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