Sri Lanka is all set to elect its ninth Parliament on 5 August 2020. According to officials, 7,452 candidates, 70 parties and 313 independent groups are …
Delhi Vidhan Sabha, the elected body of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, has a dismal representation of women. Only 9% of the elected MLAs in …
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Seventy years ago, on 26th January 1950, India’s constitution came into force. The constituent assembly which started its debates on 9th December 1946, took 2 years …
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Women’s political representation in Jharkhand has seen a constant upward surge since the state came into existence in 2000. The proportion of women Members of Legislative …
Women’s Political Participation Sees A Steady Increase In Jharkhand Read More »
In Haryana, a state with a skewed sex ratio (913 girls to 1000 boys, an improvement from 830 girls in 2011), there is one gender indicator …
Haryana’s Women Carve a Larger Role in The State’s Politics Read More »
Telangana, the newest state in Southern India, finally has women ministers in the state’s council of ministers for the first time in its history. In a …
Women Hold Fewer Ministerial Positions In State Governments Read More »
96% of women Members of Parliament (MPs) participated in a debate and 62% of women asked questions from different ministries in the Lok Sabha-the lower house- …
Women MPs Ask Most Questions In The Inaugural Budget Session in Lok Sabha Read More »
Thalaiyuthu panchayat, Tirunelveli district (Tamil Nadu): P Krishnaveni remembers the night of 13 June, 2011, clear as day. Barely 200 m from her home of 15 …
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Goddeti Madhavi (26), the first time Member of Parliament (MP) from Araku in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) knows the trust that her constituents …
First Time Adivasi MP Hopes To Be The Voice Of People Read More »
Thirumanvayal Panchayat, Sivagangai District (Tamil Nadu): Sharmila Devi (39), the youngest dalit sarpanch of Thirumanvayal panchayat in southern Tamil Nadu’s Sivagangai district, has pulled off what none …
The Triumph Of Sharmila Devi And Tamil Nadu’s Women Leaders Read More »
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