The Supreme Court of India has decided to replace the term sex worker in its handbook on gender stereotypes with more inclusive language. The change comes after a group of anti-trafficking NGOs raised concerns that the term sex worker promotes gender stereotypes. | Latest News India
The top court provided several details in tabular form in its handbook which was launched on Wednesday. It contains a glossary of gender unjust terms and phrases and suggests alternative words for being used in judicial discourses and decision making. In one of the illustrative lists, it detailed the stereotypes that are often applied to men and women in the context of sex and sexual violence and explained as to why such assumptions are wrong.
The handbook, made available for both judges and lawyers, contains a glossary of gender unjust terms and suggests alternative words or phrases which may be used in pleadings, orders and judgments.