Press Statement on dress codes for Govt employees in Haryana

ALL INDIA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

NO. 2253- E , SHADI KHAMPUR, NEW RANJIT NAGAR,

NEW DELHI-110008

PH: 011-25700476, 25709565

Email : aidwacec@gmail.com, aidwa@rediffmail.com

                                                               Date: 10^th May 2012

Press Statement on dress codes for Govt employees in Haryana

AIDWA strongly protests the order promulgated by the WCD Dept of Haryana on April 18^th 2012 imposing gender biased dress codes on women employees, in violation of their basic democratic rights.  The order directing the field staff to wear “decent” clothes, and prohibiting them from wearing  jeans and T-shirts to work,  exposes the outrageously feudal, and chauvinist mentality that is still dominant among the political and administrative ruling class of the state. The knee jerk reactions to public outrage that has resulted in an abrupt withdrawal of this order is not enough. There must be accountability for the actions of the state that infringe on democratic rights, and that reflect a deep seated anti women mindset. We demand that those who promulgated such an objectionable order should be identified and punished, in accordance with the existing rules and regulations.

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Shyamali Gupta     Jagmati Sangwan           Sudha Sundararaman

(President)              (Vice president)           (General Secretary)