Question

Assess the status of women's representation in india's legislative bodies

Answer 1

One third of seats are reserved but in parliament only 10 percent seats are reserved which is lower than average

Answer 2

In India, the proportion of women in Legislature has been very low, like in Lok Sabha representation of women is only 10 per cent and in the state legislative assemblies the representation is less than 5 per cent of the total strength.
Thus, regardingthe women’s participation in Legislature, India ranks last among the nations in the world.