Let's get political: Why the aam aurat should ignore Chetan Bhagat
11 years, 1 month ago

Let's get political: Why the aam aurat should ignore Chetan Bhagat

Firstpost  

Contrary to Bhagat’s claim, encouraging women to vote will do far more to change society and its leaders than any personal effort to “change men”. Writing in the Hindu, Mudit Kapoor and Shamika Ravi point out : Within a democratic system, policies are implemented by a government that is formed “by the consent of the governed.” In India, even though fair elections are held at regular intervals for State Assemblies and the National Parliament, they do not reflect the true consent of the people because a large number of women voters are “missing” from the electorate. Encouraging the 65 million “missing women” to vote will do far more to change society than any personal effort to “change men”. I’m all for Bhagat telling women to “assert yourself” – but not when it is accompanied by a discouraging message that they need to cede politics entirely to men.

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What factors influence women’s political participation?
1 week, 6 days ago

What factors influence women’s political participation?

The Hindu  

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DC Edit | Delhi's new CM faces a huge test; salute to women voters
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DC Edit | Delhi's new CM faces a huge test; salute to women voters

Deccan Chronicle  

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Women voters turned out in greater numbers, AAP lost big in 2025 Delhi Polls
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Women voters turned out in greater numbers, AAP lost big in 2025 Delhi Polls

India Today  

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Inflation, civic amenities, representation, and safety: women voters in Delhi talk about issues that will decide their ballot

The Hindu  

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From cash transfers to maternity leaves: How parties wooed 71 lakh women voters for today’s Delhi elections
2 months, 1 week ago

From cash transfers to maternity leaves: How parties wooed 71 lakh women voters for today’s Delhi elections

Live Mint  

Delhi Elections: The Aam Aadmi Party has promised ₹2,100 a month for women of Delhi. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress–the national capital's two opposition parties–have promised an even larger amount of ₹2,500 a month for women if they are voted to power in the upcoming Delhi Election 2025. Not just cash transfer schemes, the three political parties have …

To Help or Empower? Women in Indian Politics
2 months, 3 weeks ago

To Help or Empower? Women in Indian Politics

The Diplomat  

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40% of Delhi women say they will vote for APP, says Kejriwal, urges the rest to follow suit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

40% of Delhi women say they will vote for APP, says Kejriwal, urges the rest to follow suit

Hindustan Times  

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BJP government working for women’s empowerment, says Rajasthan CM
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP government working for women’s empowerment, says Rajasthan CM

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday said the “respectable status” of women in the State was a symbol of a strong society, even as his government had been working for women’s empowerment since he assumed office a year ago. He launched several new schemes for women’s welfare and released loans worth ₹100 crore to women’s self-help groups through …

Amid Deluge of Schemes Targeting the Female Voter, Has Anything Changed for Indian Women in Politics?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid Deluge of Schemes Targeting the Female Voter, Has Anything Changed for Indian Women in Politics?

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:39 IST - 11 MINS READ After a disappointing performance in Maharashtra in the June Lok Sabha election, the prospects were bleak for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the Assembly election in November. Maharashtra has 4.6 crore women voters, of which 2.34 crore were already beneficiaries of the scheme by the time the State went …

Editor’s Note | Why Political Parties’ Women Welfare Schemes Have Nothing to Do with Real Empowerment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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After Jharkhand poll debacle, BJP says women voters were wooed away by cash transfer scheme
4 months ago

After Jharkhand poll debacle, BJP says women voters were wooed away by cash transfer scheme

The Hindu  

The large turnout of women voters and a State scheme to provide financial aid to women were among the factors that led to the BJP’s resounding defeat in the recent Jharkhand Assembly election, according to an internal review of the party’s poll debacle conducted over the weekend in Ranchi. Cash transfer for women Party sources said that during the meeting, …

This was the first time women felt valued beyond their votes: Aditi Tatkare
4 months ago

This was the first time women felt valued beyond their votes: Aditi Tatkare

The Hindu  

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Women voters: The ‘silent voter’ factor in the Maharashtra election
4 months, 1 week ago

Women voters: The ‘silent voter’ factor in the Maharashtra election

The Hindu  

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Election Time ‘Ladies Special’ | Power Play by Anand Mishra
4 months, 1 week ago

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The Hindu  

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Jharkhand assembly elections 2024: Women outnumber men in voter roll across 68 constituencies, says ECI
4 months, 1 week ago

Jharkhand assembly elections 2024: Women outnumber men in voter roll across 68 constituencies, says ECI

India TV News  

Women voters took center stage in the recently concluded Jharkhand Assembly elections, outnumbering men in both phases of polling. K Ravi Kumar, Jharkhand’s Chief Electoral Officer, highlighted the active political engagement of women voters. Interestingly, women voters outnumbered men in 32 constituencies, including those of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and former Chief Minister Champai Soren. Congress leader Rajesh Thakur remarked, …

Bhanupriya Rao and the inner lives of women
6 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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Hindustan Times  

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Indian women deserve the democracy they were promised
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Indian women deserve the democracy they were promised

The Hindu  

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10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi’s women voters weigh the pros and cons of election promises

The Hindu  

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD, BJP vie for women voters to tip the scales in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

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Congress Motivating Women to Vote for its Candidate
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Motivating Women to Vote for its Candidate

Deccan Chronicle  

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11 months ago

Elections 2024: How the BJP wins over women voters

Hindustan Times  

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Everybody loves women. Especially when they’re out voting
11 months ago

Everybody loves women. Especially when they’re out voting

Hindustan Times  

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The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu
11 months, 1 week ago

The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu

The Hindu  

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

India is halfway there towards enabling female political leadership. What next?

Hindustan Times  

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Rahul Gandhi's big Lok Sabha poll promise for women
1 year ago

Rahul Gandhi's big Lok Sabha poll promise for women

Hindustan Times  

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ECI, parties must curb misogyny in campaign
1 year ago

ECI, parties must curb misogyny in campaign

Hindustan Times  

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Rahul Gandhi Promises Rs 1 lakh Per Year to ‘Poor Women’ if Congress Comes to Power
1 year ago

Rahul Gandhi Promises Rs 1 lakh Per Year to ‘Poor Women’ if Congress Comes to Power

Deccan Chronicle  

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'Misinterpreted': BJP's Khushbu Sundar on 'Rs 1,000 alms for Tamil women' remark
1 year ago

'Misinterpreted': BJP's Khushbu Sundar on 'Rs 1,000 alms for Tamil women' remark

India Today  

Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar on Wednesday reacted to the controversy surrounding her recent comments on DMK-led Tamil Nadu government's welfare scheme of giving Rs 1,000 to women heads of every family in the state. The women's wing of DMK has been protesting across the state after Sundar called the Tamil Nadu government's scheme of giving Rs 1,000 monthly to women heads …

Women's power surges in political landscape
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's power surges in political landscape

Hindustan Times  

It is being seen as a significant step forward for women in politics that they are emerging as a crucial voting bloc in elections, and the recent assembly elections proved this in spades. In Madhya Pradesh, which saw a stunning BJP victory despite all predictions of how anti-incumbency would hobble the state government, women who comprise 48.20% of the 53.9 …

India’s women voters will surpass male voters in 2029 Lok Sabha polls: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s women voters will surpass male voters in 2029 Lok Sabha polls: Report

Live Mint  

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Nari Hai to Mumkin Hai: How women voters propelled BJP to victory
1 year, 3 months ago

Nari Hai to Mumkin Hai: How women voters propelled BJP to victory

Firstpost  

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Page out of Bollywood: Are we going too far with Mahua Moitra?
1 year, 5 months ago

Page out of Bollywood: Are we going too far with Mahua Moitra?

Firstpost  

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1 year, 6 months ago

Legislation Turns Into Campaign: Women's Reservation Bill Or a Disappearing Act?

The Quint  

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Politics and sexism: What have parties really done on women empowerment?
1 year, 6 months ago

Politics and sexism: What have parties really done on women empowerment?

India Today  

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OPINION | Women welfare: Modi has a good track record
1 year, 6 months ago

OPINION | Women welfare: Modi has a good track record

India TV News  

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RSS suppresses women, has no female members: Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 3 months ago

RSS suppresses women, has no female members: Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

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Often judged, we still need to talk louder to be heard: Women politicos
2 years, 4 months ago

Often judged, we still need to talk louder to be heard: Women politicos

India Today  

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DC Edit | RSS outreach to women, Muslims is meaningful
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | RSS outreach to women, Muslims is meaningful

Deccan Chronicle  

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Ensure gender equity in politics
2 years, 10 months ago

Ensure gender equity in politics

Hindustan Times  

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Why more women voted for the BJP in 2022 elections | Analysis
3 years ago

Why more women voted for the BJP in 2022 elections | Analysis

India Today  

The story of women voting in India has added one more puzzle for social scientists to decipher. In many states too, the party gained some advantage with women voters - the trend was very visible in the 2020 Bihar and 2021 Assam assembly elections. Very simply, learn from leaders such as Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar, and make concerted outreach …

Assembly poll results 2022: BJP wins a famous victory, but AAP’s rise is alarming
3 years ago

Assembly poll results 2022: BJP wins a famous victory, but AAP’s rise is alarming

Firstpost  

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3 years ago

Behind BJP’s Big Uttar Pradesh Win: The Silent Women Voters

News 18  

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For the women vote, go beyond tokenism
3 years ago

For the women vote, go beyond tokenism

Hindustan Times  

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Essential to bring women to centre of politics: Priyanka Gandhi
3 years, 1 month ago

Essential to bring women to centre of politics: Priyanka Gandhi

Al Jazeera  

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In run-up to UP polls, BJP makes fresh campaign pitch with women politicians
3 years, 2 months ago

In run-up to UP polls, BJP makes fresh campaign pitch with women politicians

Hindustan Times  

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3 years, 3 months ago

K’taka Cong MLA Isn’t the First, Here Are 10 Examples of How Politicians Shamed Women With Sexist Slurs

News 18  

Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar’s atrocious “enjoy rape” comments triggered a massive outrage in and outside the Parliament. Kya rape case mein phasi di jayegi?.” Digvijaya Singh’s Use of Slang for Colleague Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in 2013 gave Rahul Gandhi’s aide Meenakshi Natarajan an extremely sexist ‘compliment’. “Urmila ji has been brought to politics because she is a celebrity …

Mind The Gap | Wooing the Indian woman voter
3 years, 4 months ago

Mind The Gap | Wooing the Indian woman voter

Hindustan Times  

Everybody loves the woman voter Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement of a ₹1,000 monthly stipend to women above 18 in poll-bound Punjab if his Aam Aadmi Party is elected to power signals the rise and rise of the woman voter. The Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s commitment to field 40% of women candidates in next year’s Uttar Pradesh election is …

The emerging vote bank that every political party wants to tap
3 years, 5 months ago

The emerging vote bank that every political party wants to tap

Live Mint  

Last week, the Congress pledged to field women in 40% of the seats in the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. During the 2017 Uttarakhand Assembly elections, women’s voter turnout was 7.6 percentage points higher than men’s, the highest gender advantage in favour of women voters among all states. Women voters in Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, and …

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