Category: WOMEN IN PANCHAYATS

‘Madam Sarpanch’: Panchayats change profile of women in Maha politics (Ld)

Mumbai, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Exactly 30 years after women’s empowerment got a kick-start with 33 per cent reservations in local…

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‘Madam Sarpanch’: Panchayats change profile of women in Maha politics

Mumbai, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Exactly 30 years after women’s empowerment got a kick-start with 33 percent reservation in local self-government…

1 year ago

Women leaders of HP’s panchayats get heard, make a real difference

Shimla, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Panchayats in Himachal Pradesh, where women voters outnumber men in every election, have been fair to…

1 year ago

Just a formality? In Chhattisgarh, too, men rule behind women’s seats

Raipur, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chhattisgarh, one of the newly formed states in the country, has reached a stage in its…

1 year ago

Even with 56% presence, J’khand women sarpanches struggle to be heard

Ranchi, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Only 11 of the 95 women heads (pradhans) in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, responded to calls…

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With ‘Kudumbasree’ training, young Kerala women script history

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the local body elections in Kerala in December 2020, the Left Front chose several young…

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Empowered with 50% quota, women address gender issues in Tripura

Agartala, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tripura was the first state among the eight northeastern states of India to have 50 per…

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In UP, men benefit more than voiceless women in reserved seats

Lucknow, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) If there is one state where men have benefitted more than women because of reservation for women,…

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Despite reservation since 2006, ‘Mukhiya patis’ still call the shots in Bihar

Patna, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The term, ‘Mukhiya Pati’ is very common in states like Bihar. These husbands of women in…

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How Telangana held back husbands, won 79 national awards since 2015

Hyderabad, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana claims to be among the first states to provide 50 per cent reservation for women…

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Rajasthan panchayat system leads from the front in creating women leaders

Jaipur, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Women's Reservation Bill has been approved in both Houses of Parliament. If proof was needed…

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Backed by 50% quota, women in TN panchayats find a voice of their own

Chennai, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Caste is deep rooted in Tamil Nadu and so is discrimination against women in certain pockets.…

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Women head over 50% MP panchayats but still fight gender stereotypes

Bhopal, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Making a mockery of women's representation, the husband of a woman municipal councillor in Madhya Pradesh…

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Women in Bengal’s panchayat system high in numbers, low on impact

Kolkata, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) On September 12, 1996, a soft- spoken and extremely low profile Lok Sabha member from West…

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Abysmal gender ratio in K’taka House, govt despite ‘nari shakti’ in panchayats

Bengaluru, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) When the results for over 70,000 gram panchayat seats spread across 5,728 villages in Karnataka were…

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