by NWMI | Dec 12, 2018 | 2018 Assembly Elections
By Ammu Joseph “Not BJP, not Congress: Women voters are real winners today,” claimed the headline of a December 12 article that highlights the fact that female voters outnumbered men in a significant number of constituencies in the recent elections to the...
by NWMI | Dec 7, 2018 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
By Nasreen Habib Contrary to popular perception, the North Eastern states of India are as patraiarchal as the rest of the country, says an editorial in the Assam Tribune. Figures show that fewer women candidates are fielded in elections in the seven states. And even...
by NWMI | Dec 6, 2018 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
“Wrap it up, this final Lok Sabha session,” says Tara Krishnaswamy of the newly formed, non-partisan Indian Women’s Caucus spearheading a renewed effort to ensure gender-balanced representation in Parliament and state Legislative Assemblies. There...
by NWMI | Nov 29, 2018 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
By Rakhi Ghosh Waiting to vote in the panchayat elections in Odisha. The Odisha State Assembly recently passed a unanimous resolution seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in state Legislative Assemblies and Parliament. The resolution was passed by a voice vote...
by NWMI | Nov 26, 2018 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
By Kalpana Sharma Women getting their fingers marked before casting their votes in Aizawl in 2014. Mizoram has more women voters than men — 51.25% of the total number of voters. Yet, when they cast their votes for the Assembly election on November 28, it...
