STATUS OF WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION IN INDIA’S LEGISLATIVE BODIES

• In India women participation in political area is very low
• In Lok Sabha it is not even 10%.
• In State Assembly it is as low as 5%.
• Latin America and Africa women participation is higher than India

FEMINIST MOVEMENT

• Feminist movements are the movements organized by the women organizations for equality for women in personal and family life.
• Political expression of gender division and political mobilisation on this role in public life.
• We now find women working as scientists, doctors, engineers, lawyers, managers and college and university teachers which were earlier not considered suitable for women
• In Scandinavian countries such as Sweden, Norway and Finland, the participation of women in public life is very high

STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION IN POLITICS

• It should be legally binding to have fair proportion representation of women in the elected bodies
• Some seats should be reserved for women in State Assemblies and in lok sabha
• Political parties should give proper representation to women members.
• Women participation can be increased by raising the literacy rate.