Changing Role of Women in Indian Politics

Women have always been having the fight for independence ever since history has evolved in all fields of struggle but only recently have women started developing equal rights and authorities yet in a very narrow manner; there are still parts of the world where women are subjected as mere beings who are only capable of household chores and duties and are suppressed in a limit and dominated. Despite the world having witnessed major changes in gender roles yet there are some places in some parts of the world that we see changes are yet to be done.

As a result of these reviews, the ongoing reconstruction of the social status and roles of Hindu women has brought about many new changes in Hinduism. Some of these changes include changes in education, health measures, problems of early marriages, the positions of widows, and the representation of women in governing bodies (Desai, et al., 1995). For example, within Hinduism now,

According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being worthy political leaders as men (Deane, Claudia; Morin, Rich; Parker, Kim; Horowitz Menasce Juliana; Wang, Wendy 7). They will improve on several different aspects, some of which have brought a new perspective to politics. Countless people believe that there should be a woman president, including men and woman. Studies have shown that countless people believe that more women in power would benefit every person in the nation (Kent, Lauren 6). There are currently 18 female world leaders, including 12 female heads of government and 11 elected female heads of state. Sixty- three of 142 nations have women as leaders (Kent, Lauren 6). Women who are in power will look to mitigate conflicts or stop conflicts before they even arise. A study has shown that female mayor attracts twice as much in discretionary transfers from the federal government as their male counterparts. Women are also less likely to engage in conceptual activities (Jarroud, Marianela 3). United Nations discovered that if women had the same access to employment as men do, poverty would shrink between the numbers of one and 14 percentage points in the countries of Latin America (Jarroud, Marianela 3). Gender roles have taught women that being paid at the same rate as men are acceptable and normal. Women come home from their everyday job to care for children, clean around the

Another supported claim that attributes to this idea of inequality and gender relations is the insights from three indigenous scholars living in India, which I had the privilege of looking in depth to their encounters. They were able to infer that female fetuses are often at times killed off and men are always subject to be the dominant figures in societal practices. They have provided insights that advancement in technology has provided a way that women wouldn’t be treated like valueless customers, but rather provide population control incentives such as nation-state prosperity. (Dube, R., Dube, R., & Bhatnagar) This will be a future planning strategy that might undermine well with the current situation of this issue at hand today.

enhance female voters’ identification with the political system – and in turn, their sense of being able to influence the decision-making process, making their participation worthwhile. These effects, however, are not confined only to women: the presence of women in a wide range of political offices can increase the confidence that male citizens have in the political system as well. Consequently, electing greater proportions of women to political positions can deepen democracy and encourage civic engagement in the general population.

Gender inequality has been a crucial issue throughout the years all around the world for the past few decades. Women are mistreated and often oppressed by patriarchal societies. Women’s rights are often dismissed and it is believed that women are not capable of being independent which has highly affects women population.

Panchayat system is a local institution of conflict settlement that draws its legitimacy from traditional practice of tribal elite justice; whose unchecked power was reinforced by colonial rule on the lives of poor people. The feudal nature of the society, where tribal political elites and Biradari leaders want to strengthen their position or to deepen their hold through such informal structures; makes this parallel justice system widely acceptable amongst the masses. The honorable men of the society head the informal justice forum and suggest solutions that are binding on the parties involved focusing on restoration of societal equilibrium rather than individual human rights (National Commission on Status of Women).

Summary and Reaction In her 2001 film, Dorothy Fadiman highlights the plight of women in rural India and brings to light the extreme gender bias they face. We are told that women are regularly barred from education and given less food. Young girls are expected to work on family farms and for long hours that cause them to become educationally stunted. These long hours also contribute to significant pain in their later years.

Women haven’t always had the same privileges and rights as men, they weren’t allowed to vote, could not join the military, had little job opportunities, and rarely had a college education. Whereas, men typically were able to join the military, were allowed to vote, own property, have jobs, and usually were able to obtain a college education. It was commonly believed that women should remain in their homes, to raise the children and take care of their home and husband. While men should be at work to pay the bills, and put food on the table. Different countries have taken different steps to advance women’s rights, and have made many great changes.

India, is one of the world’s most dangerous countries to be a woman. It is there they face many crimes and mistreatment against them, such as rape and arranged marriages. Many of the cases against women go unnoticed and are usually not looked at properly. This is due to the corruption in the government in which they are doing nothing to help the people. Indian women activists have created the group Gulabi Gang to cause change into the government, into society and to change it, they need morals and the merit system to do so.

The main criticism of Khap panchayat is that rights of an individual are not respected. Rights of liberty, dignity, freedom to choose own life partner are jeopardized. Women are abused and their issues are never addressed. Most of the Khap rules are against law. Rule of men rather than rule of law prevails. According to the census, there are only 792 females for 1000 males in North India. These Khap panchayats have failed to take measures for social upliftment such as propagating primary education, criminalizing killing of girl child- the reasons which led to the formation of these panchayats in the ancient times. There is a lack of adequate representation of women at the decision-making level. One major criticism of such a mechanism is agitation by the youth as it disregards their aspiration

Through the analysis of the different aspects of corruption at different levels of society, it can be argued that the differential treatment of women and their lack of empowerment (2) is the cause of the greater effect that corrupt systems have on women (1).

Yet those same studies seem to fail to acknowledge the idea that women might be less corrupt than men because they were kept out of the public realm for centuries due to their higher level of integrity. If women do show preferences for less corrupt behaviors, that may be because they have been excluded from opportunities for such behavior. For a very long time, philosophers such a Freud or Rousseau denied women’s direct access to politics because of their innate incapacity for abstract thinking and their unsuitability to govern resulting from their lack of ability to understand basic notions of justice and ethical reasoning. Rousseau connected this unfitness to women’s natural role of custodians and caretakers. As a result,

We record our homage and deep admiration for the Womanhood of India who in the hour of peril for the motherland forsook the shelter of their homes and with unfailing courage and endurance stood shoulder to shoulder with their menfolk, in the frontline of India’s national army to share with them the sacrifices and triumphs of the struggle”.

Indian women are marginalized in decision making and leadership by a variety of processes that begin in infancy.