Subject(s): Women in Employment in Law and legislation in India. -- Sex discrimination in employment in Law and legislation in India. -- Women in Employment in Law and legislation. -- Women at work : Work participation rate, unpaid work, rural and urban area, primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, various industrial categories, organized and unorganized sector, socio economic condition of women in different occupations, part time employment, flexi timing -- Equal pay- ground reality : Are women employees actually being paid minimum wages, equality, equal remuneration act 1976, Indian government serious, impact of globalization and liberalization, need for empowering women, position in other countries -- Gender discrimination- constitutional and statutory provisions : Prohibition of discrimination of the ground of sex, special provision in favor of women, non-discrimination in matters of recruitment, promotion and transfer, reservation- vertical and horizontal, appointment on compassionate ground, unjustified restrictions on women's employment, non discrimination under equal remuneration act 1976 -- Sexual harassment at the workplace : Violation of fundamental rights, consequences of sexual harassment at workplace, Indian penal code 1960, industrial disputes act 1947, civil suit, indecent representation of women (prohibition) act 1986, supreme court's guidelines, protection of women against sexual harassment at workplace bill 2007, availability of free legal aid and its awareness, position in US, UK, France, Japan, Thailand and China -- Maternity Protection : Social security, ILO convention on maternity protection, employees state insurance act, maternity protection under maternity benefit act 1961, shortcomings of ESI and MBA, maternity benefits through other enactments, role of trade unions and voluntary organizations, employer's liability under maternity benefit act, maternity benefit, position of maternity protection abroad -- Duties of employer under the law : Safety of workers, facilities to be provided, compensation for injury or death -- women & labour