RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN LEGISLATURES

Feb. 25, 2019

UN Women has complimented the government of Odisha for proposing 33% reservation for women in Parliament and the State Assemblies.

Women’s reservation in Legislatures (India):

According to UN Women, the real, transformative progress can only be achieved if women are equal partners in decision making.
In November 2018, the Odisha Assembly passed a resolution for providing 33% reservation for women in Legislative Assemblies and Parliament.
The resolution chief minister’s move came at a time when the Women’s Reservation Bill or the Constitution (108th amendment) Bill is pending before the parliament. The Rajya Sabha had passed the bill in 2010.
Of the 543 legislators elected in the 2014 general elections, only 62 were women, according to PRS Legislative. This is marginally higher than the 58 women who were elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009.

Source : Indian Express