Women in India have suffered greatly for the past centuries, as they face significant contravention of human rights. The struggle for rights is disconcerting for Indian women. Although despite all the struggle, women in India are starting to take steps to become valued members of society. The state government has been encouraging women to start their own corporations and businesses. Men have accepted women working, but most are still holding on to the stereotypical jobs that women should…
Singh, D. G. (2009). Women 's Rights in India: Promises and Prospects. Retrieved from http://www.sacw.net/article723.html…
Due to the caste system in Indian society middle-class women have never received the same amount of pay as middle-class men. It has not been until changed of independence that the middle-class women have gained the equal enhancement of income as the men. This has allowed a minority of women to accomplish advances, both professionally and socially. Another indication that Men in India are superior to women is the fact that only 12million out of 120million land owners are women…
I believe we spotted the issue early on, but the approach failed to take into consideration the sensitivities of India culture and society. The comprehensive policy of population control failed to realize the importance of economic, educational and social welfare of the people, especially the women. The neglect of these issues ensured that there was never an acceptance to government policies and it was always "Us Versus Them".…
However, in egalitarian’s defense, gender inequality has greatly shown signs of improvement. For example, gender quotas have been placed in some top parliaments with great female representations. These quotas ensure that some seats in the parliament should be reserved for females. Overall, we can see that…
Amendment to Article 243 D of the Constitution of India for enhancing reservation for women in Panchayats…
According to Gandhiji what the women needed most was Education. Women's birth right to be free and equal must be recognised. She should become independent like man.…
Quota are not there to make the equal and balance , but to encourage and fasten the process towards equal number of women and men in politics. This mean that the number of women will increase on its own even without applying quotas for women but it will take much more time since the woman individuals have to struggle for them selves.…
There is a long-term plan to extend this reservation to parliament and legislative assemblies.[6][7][8] In addition, women in India get reservation or preferential treatments in education and jobs. Certain men consider this preferential treatment of women in India as discrimination against them in admissions to schools, colleges, and universities. For instance, several law schools in India have a 30% reservation for females.[9] A segment of social and political class in India is strongly in favor of providing preferential treatment to women in order to create a level playing field for all of its citizens.…
India is a plural nation, where multiplicity is as natural as sunshine and there is no substitute to democratic coexistence. In this democratic coexistence, racism and sexism are not simply biological or genetic classifications but social and political processes which still reflect on the face of Modern India. Recognizing its existence, which is so deep rooted in the social fabric of India, is the initial remedy. Nevertheless, law framers need to realize that complete minoritarianism on arbitrary grounds would only lead to ‘reverse discrimination’ which would never bring a solution to the disquiet because the term ‘equality’ needs to be appropriately justified.…
On Women’s Day (March 8), India witnessed the high voltage drama over much talked Women’ Reservation Bill in the Parliament. The Women’s Reservation Bill is the most essential bill to empower women in Indian politics. According to the bill, women will enjoy 33 per cent of the reservations in the Lower House of the Parliament and Assemblies.…
he Women’s Reservation Bill is currently caught in a deadly stalemate. Nevertheless, the idea of affirmative action to enhance the participation of women in our legislatures is finally getting to be debated in terms of exploring various options and alternatives which will avoid the pitfalls of a lottery based, territorially reserved, rotating quota of seats for women. Over the last four years, MANUSHI has submitted three different options: a) Multi seat constituencies, b) Dual member constituencies, c) Party based quotas in ticket allocation (MANUSHI 96, 97, 107, 116). Based on the feedback received, we prepared a comprehensive Alternative Women’s Reservation Bill which was introduced in MANUSHI 116. This has been endorsed by numerous women’s organisations, activists and other concerned people, and has also led to widespread debate on the subject all over the country. Now we present another proposal by Mukesh Dalal which he claims will be far more effective than any other suggested so far. Many of our readers are likely to find it too complicated and problematic in actual implementation. Since we think it is important to keep our minds open and engage seriously with various suggestions being made for improving the Bill, we invite our readers to respond to his proposition. -Editor…
Ever since the acceptance of ‘Mandal Commission Report’ by the Central government, the entire issue of reservations has come under close scrutiny of those who have remained reticent on this sensitive subject all these years, for reasons best known to them. The vociferous voices for and against the ‘policy of reservation’ are being raised by different sections of Indian society, for they fear class-war, caste-war and civil war if their respective view-points and stands are not respected and accepted in toto.…
Do women need reservation? I mean do we need to say that we need a place equal to men. What can we gain by reservation? A few seats here and there, but what about the rule of equality. Males and female are born to be equal. Lets shun this fact that males are born to dominate. Males need to understand that without women their train of life would come to a halt. In fact, the entire life on earth would stop. God never sent us for this. Did He? No, not at all. Then why are we distinguishing between men and women. I think there should be no reservation, however, it should become a rule of law that equality prevails, with males and females on equal parameters. The fairer sex does not need reservation for marking its presence. Females, when got opportunities have shown that they are no less than males. Then, why such discrimination? Lets give our women equal opportunities as males. Lets not say that so and so seat is reserved for women, beyond which women cannot make entry. We have to break the shackles bounding us and not bound ourselves further in chains. If we are today fighting for mere 33% reservation,, and trust me Indian women are fighting very hard for this, then we will close all doors for us thereafter, for further enhancement in our power.…
Yet, measures and strategies are still being viewed and analysed to increase female involvement in politics. For instance, during the International women's Day celebration, which took place on 9 March 2011, the Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, stated that a quota system should be put in place to boost the number of women in politics. This is indeed a ' substantial step towards gender parity ‘.…