Section 375: Richa Chadha Says Bringing Pay Parity Will Sensitize People To Crimes Against Women
Richa Chadha, who is all set to star in a courtroom drama, Section 375, draws a connection and says lack of pay parity between men and women is one of the basic factors inciting violence against women
Richa
Chadha
is
all
set
to
feature
in
a
courtroom
drama
opposite
Akshaye
Khanna
in
'Section
375'.
The
film
is
about
two
lawyers
fighting
the
case
of
a
rape
victim,
with
Richa
being
the
prosecutor
and
Akshaye
being
the
defender.
Richa
is
confident
that
this
film
will
play
a
big
role
in
sensitizing
people
to
crimes
against
women.
She
draws
a
connection
and
says
pay
parity
between
men
and
women
is
one
of
the
basic
factors
inciting
violence
against
women.
Richa
told
IANS,
"The
gap
is
a
reality
for
sure
but
so
is
the
fact
that
there
are
such
super
woman
advocates
like
Indira
Jaising,
Pinky
Anand,
Karuna
Nandy,
that
we
are
just
a
step
away
from
taking
inspiration
from
the
right
people."
She
feels
things
are
moving
in
the
right
direction
with
certain
government
initiatives.
"The
government
is
doing
their
bit
in
setting
up
more
Mahila
courts
which
takes
up
crime
cases
about
women
and
has
women
judges
at
the
helm.
Such
initiatives
are
surely
a
step
in
the
right
direction," she
said.
She
further
explained
the
idea
behind
pay
parity
in
the
legal
workforce
building
a
comfortable
zone
to
discuss
gender
crimes.
She
said,
"The
idea
is
to
sensitize
one
to
women
crimes
and
it
will
only
happen
with
more
gender
parity
within
the
workforce
as
far
as
lawyers
and
judges
are
concerned.
The
survivor
will
be
in
a
more
comfortable
spot
and
thus
gender
crimes
can
be
approached
from
a
more
lived
in
space," she
added.
Apart
from
Richa
and
Akshaye,
Section
375
also
stars
Meera
Chopra.
The
film
is
named
after
Section
375
in
the
Indian
Penal
Code
which
lays
down
the
legal
definition
of
rape.
Directed
by
Ajay
Bahl,
it
is
set
to
hit
theatres
on
September
13.