important role of women in Indian democracy
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For a democracy to be truly of, for and by the people, the democratic set-up should be conducive to not just women’s participation, but their active engagement and empowerment.
In India currently, women hold only 12% of lower house seats and 12.8% of upper house seats in national parliaments(link is external), despite making up 48% of India’s population and 47.5% of the registered voting population.
Equal rights and status for women is enshrined in the Constitution(link is external), however even after 66 years of freedom and democracy, Indian women do not enjoy full and equal rights.
For a democracy to be truly of, for and by the people, the democratic set-up should be conducive to not just women’s participation, but their active engagement and empowerment.
In India currently, women hold only 12% of lower house seats and 12.8% of upper house seats in national parliaments(link is external), despite making up 48% of India’s population and 47.5% of the registered voting population.
Equal rights and status for women is enshrined in the Constitution(link is external), however even after 66 years of freedom and democracy, Indian women do not enjoy full and equal rights.
In India currently, women hold only 12% of lower house seats and 12.8% of upper house seats in national parliaments(link is external), despite making up 48% of India’s population and 47.5% of the registered voting population.
Equal rights and status for women is enshrined in the Constitution(link is external), however even after 66 years of freedom and democracy, Indian women do not enjoy full and equal rights.
For a democracy to be truly of, for and by the people, the democratic set-up should be conducive to not just women’s participation, but their active engagement and empowerment.
In India currently, women hold only 12% of lower house seats and 12.8% of upper house seats in national parliaments(link is external), despite making up 48% of India’s population and 47.5% of the registered voting population.
Equal rights and status for women is enshrined in the Constitution(link is external), however even after 66 years of freedom and democracy, Indian women do not enjoy full and equal rights.
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