WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES IN PARLIAMENT - As per the report of the ECI, women represent 10.5 percent of the total members of the Parliament. - India was leading the way in the fight towards more inclusive world democracies with 5.5% women representation. (US 1.7%, UK 1.1%) Reasons Low Participation Of Women - Illiteracy - Lack of Neutral acts - Lack of confidence and finance - Gender Disparities - Societal and cultural norms Steps taken: Women parliamentarians in India - In 2014, the then Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, the Rules of Procedure of the Lok Sabha were made entirely gender neutral. - Since then, each Lok Sabha Committee Head has been referred to as Chairperson in all documents. International Experience - Canada: It has guidelines for using gender-neutral language in all forms of legislation and legal documentation. - Australia: Government has incorporated gender-neutrality in its drafting Style Manual. JOIN https://t.me/KBsIAS https://t.me/KBsMappingOfficial 3.6K views16:57
