Women React To BJP’s Landslide Victory In General Elections

BJP is sailing smoothly towards a massive victory in the 2019 general election results. So what do women in this country feel about that?
BJP is sailing smoothly towards a massive victory in the 2019 general election results. So what do women in this country feel about that?
As the 2019 general election results become clearer by the minute, we must rejoice that women voters have an equal say in the mandate.
We are in the midst of our national elections which is a fascinating exercise in democracy for one of the world’s largest populations. Safecity and SheThePeople conducted a joint survey to find out how women vote and what do they want from their elected leaders. We surveyed 234 urban women mainly from Mumbai and Delhi […]
India doesn’t come at the top of the list really, when it comes to women’s rights. A day doesn’t go by when you don’t hear about some or the other crime committed against women. Sexism runs so deep in our systems that we’ve come to ignore it and move on from now. No matter how […]
A few months ago, it was election time in my daughter’s school. In the fray for five positions on the council were nine boys and three girls. “It is a hopeless case. I don’t think there is any point standing for the elections,” confessed my daughter. The boys will win.” “How can you say that? […]
Voters in Kerala endured long waiting hours to exercise their voting right in the ongoing parliamentary elections in the state. In all of this women emerged in higher numbers as compared to men to cast their vote hence becoming the deciding factor in their respective constituencies. Kerala women outnumbered men in five constituencies in particular, […]
The world’s largest democracy is in election mode. And this time round, women’s turnout is expected to be equal to if not more than men. Approximately 431 million women will be called to cast their votes. This huge turnout of Indian women voters may well be the game changer. But who will the women vote […]