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Women voters now India’s most decisive political force, reservation only a matter of timeWomen are increasingly influencing Indian elections. Their voter turnout has surged, surpassing men in recent polls. This electoral power i...- More, the merrier: Women in policymaking drive better social outcomes, economic gains, NCAER study showsThe ongoing parliamentary session addressing the 33% Women's Reservation Act underscores its profound economic and social advantages. Studi...
- Women's quota row: UP CM Yogi Adityanath likens opposition conduct in Lok Sabha to Draupadi 'cheerharan'Attacking opposition parties including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, TMC and DMK, Adityanath said they were "anti-women" and their speeche...
- Modi accuses TMC, Congress of blocking women’s reservation billPrime Minister Narendra Modi accused Trinamool Congress and Congress of conspiring to block the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament. He ...
- Women's Reservation Bill 2026: After 30 years, here's how India moves to reserve 33% seats for women in ParliamentParliament is considering a new law to bring 33 percent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies starting from the 2029 elec...
- Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: From the shadows to the centre stageIndia is set to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, a law reserving seats for women in Parliament and state assemblies. This move a...
- Japan may see first female PM, but gender gap still a big voidSanae Takaichi emerges as a frontrunner in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race, potentially becoming Japan's first female prime ...
- India likely to enter top 3 globally in terms of voter participation in elections: SBIIndia may soon be among the top three in global voter turnout. Currently, it ranks fourth with 66.1 per cent participation. The report also...
- 73 women elected to Lok Sabha, lower than 201973 women won in the Lok Sabha elections, a slight dip from 78 in 2019. West Bengal leads with 11 female MPs. BJP fielded 69 women candidate...
- Indian women have made great strides in voting & electing. But getting party tickets? That's quite another storyIn 1962, 42% of the electorate consisted of women, a figure that grew to 48.2% by 2019, aligning closely with their rising population share...
- View: Women Reservation Bill must be implemented in an unbiased wayThe example of Indian boardrooms points to the dangers of ‘quotawashing’. So, quotas are good in the way they kickstart the public conversa...
- Women's reservation bill: A history of female participation in India's workforceAccording to the International Labour Organization (ILO), doubling the percentage of women in the workforce could boost India's growth rate...
- Only 3.69% women as central armed police forces struggle to meet quota targetIn 2016, the Union government had issued directions to reserve 33% posts at constable level for women personnel in the CRPF and CISF and 14...
- Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi seeks more women members in House panel to deliberate on raising marriageable age"...the committee has only one female Member of Parliament as a member. This is disheartening to note that a bill so pertinent to women and...
- CJI NV Ramana asks women to seek 50% 'Representation' in judiciarySpeaking at a felicitation function organised by Lady Advocates of Supreme Court for the nine newly appointed judges, including three women...
- Women a step closer to breaking glass ceiling in politicsIn the world’s second most-populous nation, with a skewed sex ratio of 933 females per 1000 males - female representation in politics has b...
- Idea that women can't win elections is a lie: SY QuraishiWinnability and money factor are considered to claim that women can't win elections, which is a lie, Quraishi said at a conclave commemorat...
- Railways, IRCTC include transgender as third genderThe ministry in its circular referred to the direction of the apex court of April 2014, which had said that hijras, eunuchs, apart from bin...
- Women's empowerment issues on top priorityWomen's empowerment issues may get more than lip-service in the new UPA regime.
- India pays lip service, Pak acts to increase women in govtThere’s much to celebrate about Indian democracy but here’s a sobering thought. Female representation in neighbouring Pakistan’s legislatur...
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