Female privilege

Female privilege is a sociological term that refers to special rights or preference given to women in a society, that are denied to others. Its counterpart is "male privilege".
Criminal Justice System
Various surveys have shown that women convicted of crimes receive lesser sentences than men..
In India, section 237 of the Criminal Procedure Code allows for bail specifically considering the female gender of the accused.
:Provided that the court may direct that a person referred to in clause (i) or clause (ii) be released on bail if such person is under the age of sixteen years or is a woman or is sick or infirm
In the UK, a team of high court judges led by Dame Laura Cox compiled the Equal Treatment Bench Book of 2009 , whose section on female offenders began with a quote from Lady Justice Brenda Hale:
:It is now well recognised that a misplaced conception of equality has resulted in some very unequal treatment for the women and girls who appear before the criminal justice system. Simply put, a male-ordered world has applied to them its perceptions of the appropriate treatment for male offenders
The section overall argued for more lenient sentencing towards women on the grounds of "the impact of imprisonment on mental and emotional well-being" and "the disproportionate impact that incarceration has on offenders who have caring responsibilities if they are imprisoned a long distance from home". The section also advised judges to be particularly careful "to ensure women can feel safe in participating in the justice process and are protected against unjustified intrusive questioning".
Conscription
Historically, women have been exempt from the majority of military conscription.
Disaster Relief
Also colloquially known as "Women and children first".
The sinking of the HMS Birkenhead in 1852 established a maritime convention of putting women and children on lifeboats before men. This convention was famously implemented in the sinking of the RMS Titanic, resulting in 74.35% of women aboard surving, as opposed to 20.00% of men.

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