Lecturer in Political Science & Public Administration, D.A.R. College, Nuzvid, Krishna District, A.P.
Online published on 8 August, 2018.
Women constitute 70% of the world's 1.3 billion absolute poor. They earn only 10% of the worlds Income, own less than 1% of the world's property. !round 81% of the total female population of the country lives in rural areas. Even after 60 years of independence, women continue to be in subjugation with a unequal socio-economic and political status. Women's participation in formal politics in India reveals that there has been a marked increase in their voting turnout and election campaigning. Therefore demand for 33% reservation in national and state legislature has become a major demand of various women's organization. While there have been significant gains in these two areas, women continue to be under-represented in legislative bodies both at the national and state level and in political parties. An analysis of the factors influencing participation reveals that these differ for women in elections as voters and their involvement as campaigners.
