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Q37 (CDS-I/2012) Polity & Governance › Governance, Policies & Social Justice › Democratic political theory Answer Verified

Take the case of dignity and equal rights for women. How do democracies help ?

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Democracies facilitate the struggle for women's rights by establishing the principle of equality as a legal and moral norm. While women are not always treated with respect in practice, the recognition of this principle provides a legal basis to challenge discrimination [2]. In non-democratic systems, the lack of such legal norms means that individual freedom and dignity lack the necessary force to sustain a struggle against unacceptability [2]. Although democracies are generally better at safeguarding rights than autocracies, they do not guarantee immediate equal representation or the absence of social discrimination [2]. Instead, democracy provides the framework where rights are guaranteed by the constitution and laws, making it easier for disadvantaged groups to claim equal status and opportunity [2]. This legal foundation transforms the demand for dignity from a moral claim into a enforceable legal right [2].

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  1. [1] Democratic Politics-II. Political Science-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 5: Outcomes of Democracy > Dignity and freedom of the citizens > p. 71
  2. [2] Democratic Politics-II. Political Science-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 5: Outcomes of Democracy > Dignity and freedom of the citizens > p. 72
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