How Indian Laws Patronise Working Women, Limit Job Opportunities
Leela had been a binding assistant at the Kerala Books and Publications Society, a state-
owned textbook publishing house, for 19 years when she was overlooked for the post of a supervisor.
In terms of seniority, she claimed she was eligible for a promotion. However, her employer argued
that as a woman, she could not work beyond 7 pm, which she would need to in a supervisory role,
under the Factories Act, 1948.