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women in politics
Time to demand 50% representation for women in politics
It was not the first time that a male politician in India had made a sexist and derogatory jibe at a female counterpart. But something about Union minister Mahesh Sharma’s “pappu ki pappi” remark, directed at Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi, struck home. The casualness with which the insult was heaped on the Gandhi family’s latest entrant into full-time politics – no less – was hard to miss. As was the way the public lapped up the joke.
20 March 2019, 10:09 IST
Time to demand 50% representation for women in politics
20 March 2019, 10:09 IST
Pass Women's Bill: Women MPs in Rajya Sabha
The demand for passage of Women’s Reservation Bill reverberated in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, as women MPs cutting across party lines urged the government to take steps to clear the proposed legislation.
04 January 2019, 13:49 IST
Pass Women's Bill: Women MPs in Rajya Sabha
04 January 2019, 13:49 IST