Question

Short essay on reservation of women in parliament

Answer 1

Many laws, rules and regulations have been enacted to protect the rights and privileges of women in India. Indian Constitution is full of Acts which ensure equality of women and protect them against discrimination and gender bias but in practice ours is still a male-dominated society.  Their gender bias is widespread and deep rooted.  The women are victims of prejudices, discrimination and social injustice.  Right from inception to the death they have to pass through many man-made travails, trials and ordeals.  A girl child is terminated sin many cases at the very initial stage through abortion.Woman hold only 7.2 per cent seats in the Lower House (Look Sabah) and 7.8 per cent in the Upper House (Raja Sabah) at present. In order to empower women, to make them partner in the decision-making process, to promote and safeguard their interests it we contemplated to pass a Bill in the Parliament granting them 33 per cent reservation in the Parliament and State Legislatures.  But the matter has been pending for a one time only because men are not prepared to accommodate women and strengthen the social justice and democratic tradition.  They are still subject to patriarchal and anti-female political culture and tradition.