Gender Equality

Welcoming the introduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill which is aimed at providing 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, many women politicians from across South Goa said that voice of women will become more vocal as

The current Lok Sabha (2019-2024) has the highest-ever representation of women Members of Parliament at any point in India, with 78 MPs in the 545-member House (around 14 per cent).

Congress leader and former Bagalkote Zilla Panchayat President Veena Kashappanavar hailed the Women’s Reservation Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, and said it will pave the way for more women to enter politics.

This Friday is the International Day of Democracy.

Women comprise 54% of Zimbabwe's population, but one can hardly tell from the country's new cabinet.

Open House: Where Next for Gender Equality in Parliament is the first ever audit of a decade’s worth of reports into gender equality in the UK Parliament.

Only 15 of the 389 members of the Constituent Assembly, which framed the Constitution, were women.

Since the days of monarchy in India, women have been kept away for state and administrative jobs. Women have been neglected in decision-making in the public and private spheres.

BJP Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan is confident Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fulfil the BJP’s promise of a legislation to reserve seats for women in Parliament and Legislative Assemblies, and says he always urges state units to ensur