India: Dear parties, ignore women and urban voters, face NOTA
India: Dear parties, ignore women and urban voters, face NOTA
By Smruti Koppikar,
By Smruti Koppikar,
By Smruti Koppikar,
By Smruti Koppikar,
This collaborative report between, Lokniti a programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung has attempted to look at women and politics from a multi-track perspective.
This collaborative report between, Lokniti a programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung has attempted to look at women and politics from a multi-track perspective.
Female voters may be coming out in never-seen-before numbers in India, but politics is still not a burning passion for most.
Several women leaders in Maharashtra are contesting the Vidhan Sabha polls but in terms of numbers the representation has reduced.
In a city where politicians are earnestly vying for women’s votes who account for 46 per cent of Mumbai’s population, female participation in electoral politics remains abysmally low.
As the voting for Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections draw close, Twitter India has launched several initiatives to provide real-time updates on campaign trail, working closely with political parties and leaders on how to leverage Twitter for
Gender equality is fundamentally related to sustainable development, and globally accepted as a necessity for the promotion of human rights.
Gender equality is fundamentally related to sustainable development, and globally accepted as a necessity for the promotion of human rights.
On July 29th, 2019, Brookings India hosted Sonia Bhalotra for a Development Seminar on Women’s Political Participation and Development.