The term politics not only involves 'Right to vote' for women but proper and equal participation of women in politics is been granted t also. It relates decision-making process, political activism, political consciousness, etc. Women are now playing really great in this field with their excellent decisions which are making our country proud also. Women turnout during India's 2014 parliamentary general elections was 95.63%, compared to 67.09% turnout for men. India ranks 20th from the bottom in terms of representation of women in Parliament.The Constitution of India attempts to remove gender inequalities by banning discrimination based on sex and class, prohibiting human trafficking and forced labor, and reserving elected positions for women.The Government of India directed state and local governments to promote equality by class and gender including equal pay and free legal aid, human working conditions and maternity relief, rights to work and education, and raising the standard of living.Seats reserved for women are rotated for assurance that each seat has an equal chance of being reserved. After the establishment of women's reservations, political participation went from 4-5% to 25-40% among women, and gave millions of women the opportunity to serve as leaders in local government.India has a multi-party system with the 7 registered parties at the national level.The three largest parties in India are the Indian National Congress(INC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Communist Party of India (CPI).
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Women in politics
The term politics not only involves 'Right to vote' for women but proper and equal participation of women in politics is been granted t also. It relates decision-making process, political activism, political consciousness, etc. Women are now playing really great in this field with their excellent decisions which are making our country proud also. Women turnout during India's 2014 parliamentary general elections was 95.63%, compared to 67.09% turnout for men. India ranks 20th from the bottom in terms of representation of women in Parliament.The Constitution of India attempts to remove gender inequalities by banning discrimination based on sex and class, prohibiting human trafficking and forced labor, and reserving elected positions for women.The Government of India directed state and local governments to promote equality by class and gender including equal pay and free legal aid, human working conditions and maternity relief, rights to work and education, and raising the standard of living.Seats reserved for women are rotated for assurance that each seat has an equal chance of being reserved. After the establishment of women's reservations, political participation went from 4-5% to 25-40% among women, and gave millions of women the opportunity to serve as leaders in local government.India has a multi-party system with the 7 registered parties at the national level.The three largest parties in India are the Indian National Congress(INC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Communist Party of India (CPI).
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