Organisations Urge Law Minister To Table Women’s Quota Bill
You will agree that the women of this country have shown enormous patience and that our demand is fair, reads Political Shakti’s letter
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I Demand! Musings Of A 21st Century Indian Female Voter
The onset of the General Elections 2019 in India, has brought with it a whiff of fresh air with the increase in the number of female politicians taking centre stage. Priyanka Gandhi took the country by storm with her unexpected entry while older stalwarts like Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati and others are now looking at cementing […]
Women’s Groups Push For Pending Women’s Quota Bill In Winter Session
The Parliament’s winter session is round the corner and yet again, activists are hoping that the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha this time. Hopes are up particularly in view of the Odisha assembly recently passing a resolution for 33 per cent reservation for women. For decades, women’s groups are raising their […]
Odisha Assembly Passes Women’s Reservation Bill, Will The Centre?
In a historic move, recently, the Odisha Assembly passed the Women’s Reservation Bill unanimously, thus giving women a 33% reservation in Legislative Assemblies. However, at the centre, the Women’s Reservation Bill or The Constitution (108th Amendment) proposed in 2008, passed by Rajya Sabha in 2010, but the Lok Sabha never voted on it and hence […]
Rise In Indian Women Voter Turnout And Why It Matters
Women in India may be massively underrepresented in the Parliament and State assemblies, but politically they are making their presence felt in terms of their vote share. It has been acknowledged, the world over, that women’s representation in politics, one way or another, is largely beneficial in resolving complex issues, especially at a time when everyone’s collectively […]
What Is Stopping Women From Participating In Politics?
The Women’s Reservation Bill has been in conversation throughout the four years of the ruling party coming to power. While it was in the Bhartiya Janta Party’s election manifesto, there has been no work done towards making the bill a reality. But women have started demanding what they rightfully deserve. With the Madhya Pradesh assembly […]
Why We Must Have The Women’s Reservation Bill Passed
We’re aware of the fact that women in India are massively underrepresented in the Parliament and State assemblies. Women’s percentage in the 542-member Lok Sabha and 245-member Rajya Sabha is only 11.6% and 11% respectively. These figures remain despite the fact that women make up to nearly half the country’s population. There are many who’ll […]
Only 8% Women Contestants In Karnataka Assembly Elections
As we approach the Karnataka Assembly elections, a look at the number of women candidates that parties are fielding in this election shows that it is beyond feeble. The Election Commission released the data on Saturday which states that a bare minimum of 219 of the 2,655 candidates are women. This number makes up only 8% […]
‘Male MPs Block Women’s Reservation Bill In Fear Their Seat Will Go’
The winter session of the parliament is right here and women’s groups are gearing up again in hope that may be this time, Women’s Reservation Bill will be made into an Act. Director of Centre for Social Research, Ranjana Kumari, along with a few others organised a solidarity march in Delhi on Wednesday (Dec 12) to […]
Will Pass Women’s Reservation Bill Once We Get Majority: Venkaiah Naidu
Union Urban Development Minister, Venkaiah Naidu, has announced that the NDA government would pass the women’s reservation bill, which would reserve 33 per cent seats for women in Parliament and state legislatures, once the coalition gets majority in the Rajya Sabha.