Open AccessEmpowerment of Women in India: An Overview of Political Participation
Author(s) -
Mamoni Das
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
galore international journal of applied sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-8430
DOI - 10.52403/gijash.20220105
Subject(s) - parliament , empowerment , legislature , politics , political science , turnout , government (linguistics) , inequality , state (computer science) , representation (politics) , economic growth , position (finance) , elite , public administration , law , voting , business , economics , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , finance , algorithm , computer science
Political participation of women in India is a complex phenomenon being influenced by various factors. Empowerment of women means developing them as more aware individuals, who are politically active, economically productive and independent and are able to make intelligent discussion in matters that affect them. Women turnout during India’s 2014 parliamentary general elections was 65.63%, compared to 67.09% turnout for men. India rank 20th from the bottom in terms of representation of women in parliament. Women have held the posts of president and prime minister in India, as well as chief ministers of various states. Indian voters have elected women to numerous state legislative assemblies and national parliament for many decades. Present article intends to describe and evaluate with the political participation of women in India and discusses about various initiatives taken by the Government of India for empowering women by analyzing position of India in Gender Inequality Index.Keywords: Empowerment, Gender Inequality Participation, Reservation, and Women.