WOMEN POLICE ORGANIZATION IN TAMILNADU - A HISTORICAL STUDY

Abstract

The aim of this article is to highlight the role of women police organization in Tamil Nadu. India is a land of paradox in which opposites co-exist and contradictions thrive. On the one hand, our scriptures regard women as the goddess, the embodiment of love and affection. But on the other, she is in a subordinate position at home and society without an independent identity. No wonder the Indian women constituting 48.2 per cent of the population remain and are treated as second-class citizens. Though Government of India and State Governments are taking many earnest steps gender equality is only on paper. Can we bring gender equality in our society Inducting more women in law enforcing departments is one of the ways to achieve gender equality in real sense. By gender and policing in Tamilnadu we mean the entry of women into policing, their employment and role in law enforcement, its history and development