> Even though marginally more number of women may contest in 2014 ,
the percentage of women winners may either remain same or decline
> Apparently – and sadly – women voters ( nearly 400+ million ) will
continue to vote for male candidates
> With a male-dominated Lok Sabha , Women’s Reservation Bill , which is
pending for the past 40 years , will continue to remain pending for next
40 years
> With 11 % women in Lok Sabha , India ranks 111th out of 185 countries
when it comes to women representation in parliaments of these countries
> Criminalization of politics will continue as before , despite the fact that ,in
the current Lok Sabha , only 6 women MPs have ” Criminal Cases ”
pending against them , as against 161 male MPs who have such a
reputation !
Is there any hope ?
Yes ,
> If all women members of 7 National level and 34 Regional level political
parties resign en-masse from their current parties and come together to
form WAR ( Women And Rights ) party
> Accept only women as members of this WAR party
> Put up women candidates for all 543 Lok Sabha seats ( too late for 2014 )
> Persuade women voters not to vote for any male candidate
WOMEN OF INDIA ,
If you think , by some magic , male-dominated Lok Sabha will hand-over to
you EQUALITY on a platter , then forget it
You are fooling no one but yourself !
Don’t expect the males to gift you , your RIGHTS
You will need to forcefully snatch away what is rightfully , yours !
Empower Yourself !
Stop self – pity and ask yourself ,
” How come a developing African country like RWANDA , has 60 % members of its parliament , women ? ”
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Nothing But Despair ?
Do forthcoming Lok Sabha elections hold anything but despair for the women of India ?
Unfortunate , but I don’t think so
Optimists may want to look at the following statistics :
Lok Sabha of / No of Women Contestants / Winners / Percentage
> 1957 / 45 / 27 / 60 %
> 1967 / 67 / 30 / 45 %
> 1980 / 142 / 28 / 20 %
> 1998 / 274 / 43 / 16 %
> 1999 / 296 / 52 / 17 %
> 2004 / 355 / 45 / 13 %
> 2009 / 556 / 59 / 10 %
> 2014 ? 600 ? 60 ? 10 % ?
My reasons for despair :
> Even though marginally more number of women may contest in 2014 ,
the percentage of women winners may either remain same or decline
> Apparently – and sadly – women voters ( nearly 400+ million ) will
continue to vote for male candidates
> With a male-dominated Lok Sabha , Women’s Reservation Bill , which is
pending for the past 40 years , will continue to remain pending for next
40 years
> With 11 % women in Lok Sabha , India ranks 111th out of 185 countries
when it comes to women representation in parliaments of these countries
> Criminalization of politics will continue as before , despite the fact that ,in
the current Lok Sabha , only 6 women MPs have ” Criminal Cases ”
pending against them , as against 161 male MPs who have such a
reputation !
Is there any hope ?
Yes ,
> If all women members of 7 National level and 34 Regional level political
parties resign en-masse from their current parties and come together to
form WAR ( Women And Rights ) party
> Accept only women as members of this WAR party
> Put up women candidates for all 543 Lok Sabha seats ( too late for 2014 )
> Persuade women voters not to vote for any male candidate
WOMEN OF INDIA ,
If you think , by some magic , male-dominated Lok Sabha will hand-over to
you EQUALITY on a platter , then forget it
You are fooling no one but yourself !
Don’t expect the males to gift you , your RIGHTS
You will need to forcefully snatch away what is rightfully , yours !
Empower Yourself !
Stop self – pity and ask yourself ,
” How come a developing African country like RWANDA , has 60 % members of its parliament , women ? ”
* hemen parekh ( 30 March 2014 / Mumbai )