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India @75: Affirmative Legislation for Women's Substantive Political Representation

Democracy in South Asia
By : Rami Chhabra

Publication Year : 2023
ISBN :
Pages : 57
For Reference Only

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Abstract
India at 75, with a mere 14.4% of women in the Parliament, belies the constitutional promise of gender equality. Even as the Women’s Reservation Act 2023 was still in the pipeline, WISCOMP published a monograph discussing the many paths to increasing women's representation in political bodies. Authored by Rami Chhabra, a pioneering journalist, the monograph calls for the feminization of political action, re- introduction of double-member constituencies, and delimitation exercise to downsize constituencies. The monograph outlines the trajectory of the Women’s Representation Bill and measures for recalibrating accountability and equity in politics.

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Sree Kumari is Executive Assistant at WISCOMP for the last 16 years. Previously, she worked as a Primary School Teacher and Head Librarian at the Kerala Education Society, Delhi. She is a poet and a short story writer in Malayalam. Sree holds a Bachelors’ degree in Chemistry and Library Sciences.

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Akashleena Chakrabarti is an Program Associate at WISCOMP where she curates sessions for the virtual Book Café series and facilitates interactive spaces of dialogue for young scholars, academicians and practitioners. She holds a Bachelors’ degree in Political Science and a Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peace Building from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, and a Masters’ degree in Political Science from the University of Delhi. Akashleena’s research interests lie at the intersection of political theory, pedagogy and performance studies.

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