WOMEN IN POLITICS- EMPOWERMENT OR TOKENISM

MUKUL SAINIET (ARCHITECTURE); SJVNL; EMP. NO. 11007.

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FOR EMPOWERMENT

DIMENSIONS OFEMPOWERMENT-

1.POLITICAL2.ECONOMIC3.SOCIAL

HOW?

[POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT]

PROMOTING TOKENISM

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

CONSERVATIVE COUNTRIES-STATUS

STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN

COMPARING WITH NEIGHBOURS- CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

Indian politics, across gender, bears the stain of violence.

But violence against women in politics is

“used to reinforce traditional, social and political structures by targeting women leaders who challenge patriarchy and the prevailing social expectations and norms”.

WHERE DOES INDIA STAND?

TOKENISM OR POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT

“DEFACTO”

“DEJURE”