2. WOMEN IN POLITICS OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVES
Understand the need for
women’s political
participation and the
related legal framework
within global ,regional
and country-specify
contexts
3. WOMEN IN POLITICS TOPICS
Women’s political participation : history
and trends
Benefits
Obstacles
Impact on women’s participation
Resources
4. WOMEN IN POLITICS
OVERALL GLOBAL
TRENDS
Reaching parity in primary education
but…
• 2/3 of iliterate adults are women
• Women spend at least twice as much
time as men on domestic work
• Women more likely to live in poverty
PARTICIPATION :
BENEFITS
• Higher standards of living
• Concerns of marginalized voters
represented
• Work across party lines
• Peace building
• Better decisions
7. HOW DOWE GET MOREWOMEN
IN POLITICS :-
Issues
Motivation
Education
Qualification
Organization
Quotas
8. CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN
Most cultural norms in rural india discourage having women in leadership
roles .
Even one elected , women tend to hold lesser valued cabinet ministries .
These are described as “soft industries” ,education and welfare .
Many women attain political standing due to kinship ties , as they have
male family members who are involved in politics . These women tend to
be form higher income , higher status families and thus may not be as
focused on the issues faced by the lower income families .
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11. IMPACTS
Female leadership in politics is an important way of providing
women a say in the policy process .
Development of nation & opportunities to all .
Female leadership shifts policies towards those preferred by
women
Women represent 50% of world’s population .
60% of eligible women vote compared to 56% of eligible men .
Participation of women in voting is increased in 2014 than
compared to that of previous years
13. HOW DO WOMEN ENTER IN POLITICS
Political science major requires :
Strong analytical and communication skills
Anyone , interested in issues like education , environment ,
civil right , war and peace , globalization , justice and equality .
Anyone , interested in careers like law ,teaching and any other
careers that depend upon analytic , research and
communication skills .
14. CONCLUSION
• Work towards barriers that hinder women’s political
participation such as violence , money , cultural barriers , and
religious barrier .
• It has been shown that wherever women are empowered ,
there is an acceleration of development . There is therefore
the need for gender sensitive laws , budget and
empowerment of woman through training , economic
empowerment and political support .
• Therefore , women should positively participate in politics to
make a difference in any society .