Why India Needs the Women’s Reservation Bill

Why India Needs the Women’s Reservation Bill

24 Nov, 2014

Nine out of ten parliamentarians in India are men. Such dismal figures reveal the lasting grip of unfavourable social norms. Women’s disadvantage on a complex set of social and economic factors effectively keeps them at the margin of political life. Six decades have gone by since Independence brought hopes that democracy would equilibrate gender representation.

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