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What is the status of woman’ representation in India legislative bodies?
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Woman today do not hold even 10 percent of total strength in look Sabha. Their share in the State Assemblies is less than 5 per cent. The move to make 33 per cent reservation for woman in all the legislatures of India has not yet succeeded. Regarding woman’ s representation in national parliament is 40 per cent followed by Americas (20.2%), Europe (19.6%), whereas in Indian, it is 8.3%. Cabinets are also male dominated even when a woman becomes a Chief Minister or the Prime Minister. Thus the proportion of woman in legislative bodies has been very low. Woman’ organizations and activists have been demanding reservation of at least one- third of seats in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for woman. A bill with this proposal has been pending before the parliament for more than a decade but due to lack of consensus among the political parties, it has not been passed.