PANAJI: Women's empowerment may find priority in the manifestos and agendas of political parties, but with only 10 women in the fray for the March 3 assembly elections, social activists allege that political parties are only paying lip service to the cause.
Though a total of 17 political parties have fielded 141 candidates, only six of these outfits have backed eight female candidates, indicating an attempt to provide barely 5.60% representation to women in the 40-member Goa assembly. Two more women also figure in the list of candidates, along with 72 male candidates, as independents.
For the full article, please see The Times of India
PANAJI: Women's empowerment may find priority in the manifestos and agendas of political parties, but with only 10 women in the fray for the March 3 assembly elections, social activists allege that political parties are only paying lip service to the cause.
Though a total of 17 political parties have fielded 141 candidates, only six of these outfits have backed eight female candidates, indicating an attempt to provide barely 5.60% representation to women in the 40-member Goa assembly. Two more women also figure in the list of candidates, along with 72 male candidates, as independents.
For the full article, please see The Times of India