Gender Equality

This is a House of Commons Committee report, with recommendations to government. The Government has two months to respond.

Indians accept women as political leaders, but many favor traditional gender roles in family life.

Despite studies showing widespread public acceptance of female politicians in India, women's political participation in the South Asian country remains low.

Despite India having had multiple female heads of state, and a progressive and highly diverse political past and present, the inclusion of women in Indian politics continues to be doubted by many countries across the world.

Next week’s election will feature more female candidates than ever, but their impact on the country’s patriarchal cultural norms remains to be seen.