In A Landmark Move Tamil Nadu Village Elects All Women Panchayat
This representation of women in local bodies shall encourage other women to take up leadership roles. Moreover, it will bring more women-related issues to light.
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Police Stop Priyanka Gandhi From Visiting Sonbhadra, Launches Dharna
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi was denied entry to Sonbhadra, so she launched a dharna against the Uttar Pradesh government. Priyanka said she only wanted to meet the families of the victims.
Your Vote Is A Weapon: Priyanka Gandhi At Gujarat Rally
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi made her debut public speech in Gujarat today, after formally joining the Congress party in January this year. Gandhi launched her speech articulating the fact that the 2019 Lok Sabha election is in no way less than the struggle for Independence. “This struggle is in no way less than the struggle […]
Priyanka Chaturvedi: It’s a Golden Moment for Women to be in Politics
Priyanka Chaturvedi, the Convenor Communication and National Spokesperson of the Indian National Congress, was in conversation with SheThePeople.TV’s Ideas Editor Kiran Manral for this month’s edition of Bombaywaali at Fun Republic Social. It was a full house! A fabulous session of @SheThePeopleTV's #Bombaywaali with @INCIndia National Spokesperson @priyankac19 on being a woman in politics, and […]
Politics Not Patriarchy: Contest women at par. Not on gender, color, creed
‘World’s biggest democracy’ is a title that both India and the USA have contested. The irony lies in the fact that both suffer from xenophobia, racism, corruption but their lowest common denominator lies in the form of patriarchy. While in one political environment, people cannot accept being lead by a woman, in the other, women […]
What the world is doing to increase women’s political participation
Even as the percentage of women in our parliament remains at a low of 11%, we look at some steps the west has taken to increase women’s political participation.
Women Chief Ministers of India: Leading from the front
Mehboob Mufti makes history as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir today. There have been 16 women chief ministers in Independent India. A look back at some of the trail-blazers from across the country, two of whom are up for re-election this political season. 1.    Mehbooba Mufti, Jammu & Kashmir The PDP […]
