NEW DELHI(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From media to sports and business, a wave of #MeToo revelations has rocked India this year, but the movement has left the country’s male-dominated politics largely untouched - and that needs to change, activist
The Indian Women’s Caucus had activists and politicians weighing in on what’s stopping women from entering and succeeding in politics.
JAIPUR: A total of 189 women candidates will be contesting the upcoming Rajasthan assembly elections, the highest number in the last 10 years.
Member of Parliament K. Kavitha has pitched for passage of women’s reservation bill in the Parliament as a disruptive short-term solution to reduce male dominance in various sectors, including politics.
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Are Indian women voting at higher rates than before?
India is the most dangerous country for sexual violence against women, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation 2018 survey.
Actor and politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday encouraged more women to join politics.
Mysuru: Pointing out that representation of women in India was worse than that of Pakistana and Nepal, retired professor of political science at the University of Mysore (UoM) Prof.