Only Six Percent Women Inducted At Officer Ranks In Police Force
A new report published by Tata Trust shows that Indian’s 2.4 million-strong police force has only a mere seven per cent women in it.Â
Women's representation
Understanding Women’s Representation & Female Voters Pattern
One of the main issues that activists, experts and the media are consistently talking about this election season is the representation of women in parliament, women candidates of state and national parties, female voter pattern, etc. Key Takeaways In several state assembly polls like Bihar, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab, women voter turnout […]
‘As Expectations Were High For BJP, Disappointments Also High’
Politics is the hot topic of discussion among people across the country as India moves towards the big General Elections in 2019. The way the recent state assembly elections fared in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh has brought in a kind of surprise element in politics. Talking politics, eminent journalist Sheela Reddy and ANI […]
‘Hardly any women’s representation in Parliament’, says JWP Director
To contest the implementation of 33% women’s representation in the Lok Sabha, seven women’s organisations gathered at YWCA on Tuesday. Organisations including the Joint Women’s Programme (JWP), the All India Democratic Women’s Association, ANHAD and the Centre for Developmental Studies met up for future planning and deliberation. JWP Director Jyotsna Chatterji said, “33% reservation is just […]
