REVISITING OF WOMEN'S RIGHT IN POLITICS - AN OVERVIEW

The political empowerment of women is a social process crucial to development and progress. The status of women is measured internationally by the participation of women in politics and their empowerment. Women remain seriously underrepresented in decision-making positions[1].To empower women legislation was proposed to reserve 1/3rd seats in the Parliament and State Legislatures for women. It was drafted first by the H D Deve Gowda-led United Front government and introduced in lok sabha in 1996.Although it has been introduced in Parliament several times, the Bill could not be passed because of lack of political consensus. the 73rd Amendment Act, in the Panchayati Raj system it provides for 33% reservation for women in all the three-tiers. It is a step towards removing the inequality and incapability of women in all tiers of government.. Art,14,15,16,39(a)(c),42,325,326,243D back the women representation politics. In 2018 Spain’s King Felipe VI swore in the country’s new government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. It was a moment of some significance: Out of 17 ministers in Sánchez’s cabinet, 11 were women. This is, by far, the most in the country’s history. It is, in fact, the most female cabinet in Europe. This is not an incidental fact or mere symbolism. B.R. Ambedkar once said that “political power is the key to all social progress". What, then, to make of the fact that India—a country where women suffer substantially greater socio-economic disadvantages and face very less representation of women in politics. Many democratic countries today are faced with the challenge of increasing women’s presence in public life and other key decision-making roles.- In the 2019 general election out of the total 29 states, women MP`s were elected only from 22 states. And seven states had no female representation in the parliament. The seven states were Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim. Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal elected the highest number of women MP`s, with 11 candidates each. Out of National political parties, the BJP had maximum number of winning women MPs at 41. (News 18, 2019). While the 2019 general election witnessed the highest number of representation of women in Lok Sabha,still the equal representation of women in Parliament still has a long way to go. This paper aims to examine the current laws and legislations related to political participation of women along with other laws that are in favor of the same. It also takes into consideration various aspects such as history and the global scenario to deal with the political participation of women in India; that is the contribution of great leaders. It also talks about the problems faced by women in getting equal political participation as men. It also addresses the various contributing factors such as lack of education and awareness, poverty, the institution of marriage and the mindset of the people. [1] M.AMEEN NISHA & Dr.D.VEZHAVENTHAN, Political Empowerment and Participation of WomeninIndia, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Volume 120 No. 5 2018, 4721-4736

Authors: NISHA SOOD Registration ID: 1013628 | Published Paper ID: IJLRA13628Approved ISSN: 2582-6433 | Country: Delhi, India