Happy to have overcome two decades of electoral drought in the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the Congress party in a symbolic gesture of thanks has put its most prominent leader from the underprivileged Dalit caste, Meira Kumar, in the speaker's chair.
Even as the nation debates the women's reservation bill, women in Tripura are getting ready to stand up and be counted in elections to local self-government bodies next month.Political parties across the board are positive about nominating women candidates for the three-tier panchayat polls on Ju
Contending that the Women's Reservation Bill in its present form will benefit only those from affluent sections, Dalit and Muslim bodies demanded a sub-quota for women from weaker sections to ensure fair representation.
In a move to enhance political capabilities of women, a United Nations body is launching an online course in political leadership in September.
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.