CHAPTER 7
Gender and Politics in India
INTRODUCTION
The gender divide is commonly perceived as found in social expectations and preconceptions. In most nations, women have a minor role in public life, particularly politics, and India is not an exception. Equality and representation for women have been drawing more serious attention in India since independence. One should ask why women’s rights are needed to be recognized by law in India where people have a habit of worshipping them as goddesses. The answer lies in the patriarchal and socio-political and cultural characteristics of Indian society which are supported by unexamined and illogical social conventions and customs. Gradually, the question of gender became more prominent in politics. ...
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