After the Union Cabinet cleared 50% reservation for women in panchayats, the government is considering a proposal that will make every second member of India's municipalities female as well.The urban development ministry is fast tracking the proposal to increase reservation for women to 50% in ur
Low female literacy rate, gender gap, low life expectancy and a range of other women-centric issues which are facing India can only be addressed if more women enter politics, said an NGO here Monday.Ranjana Kumari, chairperson of the NGO, said: ‘Major discrepancies in the sex ratio, literacy rate
Anju Dubey, head of the gender training wing of CSR, which has been engaged in training 1,000 women as a part of UNDF initiative to enhance women participation in politics, said the programme has been designed to give basic information and what they should do.
Rahul Gandhi told the women to step out and get involved in politics as it was not only important for them but for the country as a whole. "The country needs a society which is not male-dominated.
To increase the number of women seeking justice and equal participation in the social and political areas, there were two women’s groups organised in the village. "We formed a women’s network in 2001.
Sunita was chosen as part of a seven-member village committee to look into the water crisis before she became the sarpanch.
Throwing off the restraints of a humdrum, housebound life, many of Bangalore’s women are seriously thinking of jumping into the BBMP elections round the corner. With February 8, 2010 being the last date to file nominations, a few housewives plan to bring in a refreshing change.
The amended Women’s Reservation Bill is likely to become law in the coming budget session.The bill, providing 33 per cent quota for women in elected bodies, will be placed before the Union Cabinet shortly, following which it would be reintroduced in Parliament.Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily
Parliament appears set to create history as the Rajya Sabha takes up the Women's Reservation Bill today with Congress, BJP and Left parties joining hands in favour of the measure and divisions emerging among the opponents.The Upper House has an effective strength of 233 and the voice of the oppon