It is the need of the hour for more women to be elected to legislative bodies and hold decision-making positions in political parties. Substantiate (200 Words)
Refer - The Indian Express
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IAS Parliament 2 years
KEY POINTS
· Despite the many horrors we have witnessed since the Covid-19 pandemic began, there have been some positive developments, the most pertinent being the growing role of women in strengthening the political and civic life of democracy in South Asia.
· While women have played very visible and important roles at the higher echelons of power and at the grassroots level in social movements, they have been under-represented in political parties as officials and as members of key decision-making bodies.
· In electoral representation, India, for instance, has fallen several places in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s global ranking of women’s parliamentary presence, from 117 after the 2014 election to 143 as of January 2020.
· However, there are two main points to be noted here. In India, women currently make up 14.6 per cent of MPs (78 MPs) in the Lok Sabha, which is a historic high.
· The growing turnout of women voters could influence political parties’ programmatic priorities and improve their responsiveness to women voters’ interests, preferences, and concerns, including sexual harassment and gender-based violence.
· However, the strength of civil society initiatives is not entirely dependent on the strength of political institutions — a case in point would be the Aurat marches in Pakistan.
Manish 2 years
Please review for 15 marker , 250 words
IAS Parliament 2 years
Try to mention about the women's reservation bill. Keep Writing.
