Politics and sexism: what have parties really done on women empowerment?
Source: India Today
“The problem is that when a woman is attacked, she gets attacked for her character, but never for her policymaking,” Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani. There were ludicrous claims of a tunnel running between her and a senior leader's home, writes journalist Nidhi Sharma in her recently published book ‘She, The Leader -- Women in Indian Politics’. She adds the rumours never bothered the minister.
Click here to read the full article published by India Today on 22 September 2023.
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“The problem is that when a woman is attacked, she gets attacked for her character, but never for her policymaking,” Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani. There were ludicrous claims of a tunnel running between her and a senior leader's home, writes journalist Nidhi Sharma in her recently published book ‘She, The Leader -- Women in Indian Politics’. She adds the rumours never bothered the minister.
Click here to read the full article published by India Today on 22 September 2023.