explain the need for more representation for women as elected representatives how can it be improved
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It’s no secret that women are vastly underrepresented at all levels of government, all across the world. In the UK, there are five women in David Cameron’s cabinet, out of 22 positions, and only 22% of MPs are women. The Global Gender Gap report, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in October, revealed the UK is 74th of 186 in terms of female representation in parliament; according to the Fawcett Society’s Sex and Power reportin 2013, only 32% of local councillors in England are women, and women make up just 12.3% of council leaders and 13.3% of elected mayors.
In Japan, which has just held a general election, only 169 women stood as candidates (of 1,093), despite the claim of the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, that “womenomics” held the key to the country’s – and the world’s – future. “Unleashing the potential of womenomics is an absolute must if Japan’s growth is to continue,” he wrote in the Wall Street Journal in September 2013.
In Japan, which has just held a general election, only 169 women stood as candidates (of 1,093), despite the claim of the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, that “womenomics” held the key to the country’s – and the world’s – future. “Unleashing the potential of womenomics is an absolute must if Japan’s growth is to continue,” he wrote in the Wall Street Journal in September 2013.
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The percentage of elected women members in lok sabha has never reached even 10% of its total strength. The share of women in the state assembly is less than 5%. In this respect India's among the bottom group of nations in the world. India is behind the average for several developing countries of Africa and Latin America. In the government cabinet sir largely all mail even when a woman becomes the chief minister or the Prime Minister. There is urgent need to increase women representation in the legislature to empower women.
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