Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application, 1937 Indecent Representation of Women(Prevention) Act, 1986 Special Marriage Act, 1954 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Hindu Successions Act, 1956 Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 Family Courts Act, 1984 Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act, 1956 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 National Commission for Women Act, 1990 The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 Indian Divorce Act, 1969 Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 Hindu Widows Remarriage Act, 1856 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 Deaf/hard of hearing women Education As stated in earlier sections, Indian women are disadvantaged in comparison to men in many areas such as literacy skills contributing to drop out rates, gender bias, and inadequate facilities. Prior access to someone with a disability is the number one factor that affects how Indian teachers' attitudes toward students with disabilities, so it can be challenging to find unbiased education. Deaf women face unique challenges in education, as they experience the intersection of oppression as both a woman and a Deaf person. Education during COVID-19 In addition to the normal obstacles in accessible education, the COVID-19 pandemic added another layer of difficulty for Deaf women. Not only are they facing gender bias and having their needs put aside as women, the pandemic created new problems such as lack of face-to-face communication and masks that inhibit lipreading. A study by Rising Flame Organization found that over 90% of their sample of Deaf/DeafBlind/Hard of Hearing women in India struggled when it came to accessibility of education during the pandemic as well as other resources. Violence against Deaf women Women and girls who have a disability, including deafness, face much more of a risk of sexual violence. Deafness in particular can impair one's situational awareness and ability to quickly and effectively communicate a need for help to others (such as shouting "HELP!" to a passerby) which makes Deaf women easier targets for violence. Reporting of this violence is also extremely low due to lack of access to adequate communication - accommodations like an interpreter are rarely available in these scenarios. Even though the Indian government intended