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This analytical study provides an overview of women in politics in India, focusing on their representation, challenges faced, and the impact of their involvement. It examines the historical background, highlighting key figures and milestones in women's political empowerment.
This chapter discusses developments of the last 20 years in women’s political participation and representation in India. It discusses India’s stalled progress in improvements to women’s descriptive representation, despite progress in local government since the 1990s.
Abstract. Despite a longstanding and vigorous women's movement with many achievements, patriarchy remains deeply entrenched in India, influencing political and social institutions and...
31 maj 2001 · It examines the condition of women’s rights under the plurality of Hindu law and during the evolution of Islamic law. It discusses the history of the politicisation of women’s rights, the erosion of secular principles, and the stilted Hindu law reforms aimed at promoting gender justice.
The main reasons for inadequate political participation of women have been patriarchal and cultural constraints, criminalization of politics, financial backwardness, high cost of entering electoral politics and low social esteem.
India’s history is inextricably one of pervasive violence. Das explores this in relation to the violence of partition (of India into India and Pak-istan) and the violence that was meted out to Sikhs after the assassination
voters and women’s sharing of political power at grassroots levels reveal that electoral politics in India is no more gender-exclusive, but rather inclusive. They feel that due to the strength and determination of women’s movements in different parts of India, as well as government-regulated quotas, women’s presence in the political arena is
