1. Empowering women in developing countries is essential to reduce
global poverty since women represent most of the world’s poor
population.
About Women and Democracy
Empowerment refers to increasing the economic, political, social, educational, gender, or spiritual
strength of individuals and communities.
In India women taking part in the politics will be a positive mark, as the male politicians are
found to be more corrupted and their contribution to the development of India found to be
inadequate. Traditionally Indian women are passionate, caring, good homemakers intelligent,
and known to keep the family united even the family goes through rough spots. Their entrance
into the Indian political process will assist the country to a brilliant hereafter..
Empowering women in developing countries is essential to reduce global poverty since women
represent most of the world’s poor population. Eliminating a significant part of a nation’s work
force on the sole basis of gender can have detrimental effects on the economy of that nation. In
addition, female participation in counsels, groups, and businesses is seen to increase efficiency.
Comprising over 50 percent of the India’s population, women continue to be under-represented
as voters, political leaders and elected officials. Democracy cannot truly deliver for all of its
citizens if half of the population remains underrepresented in the political arena.
Population; female in India was last measured at 48.27 % of the total 1.30 billion in 2011,
according to the World Bank.
There is a wide gender disparity in the literacy rate in India: effective literacy rates (age 7 and
above) in 2011 were 82.14% for men and 65.46% for women.
Society, policies keeping away nearly 160 million women in India, 88% of whom are of working
age, that is between 15 to59 years, just remain at home doing “house hold duties”, according to
recent census data released. All the other women who work, whether full time or part time also

2. do domestic work. These 160 million women potential primarily involved in care work rearing
families are not fully exploited in the nation’s development programs.
Asian College of Political Management (ACPM) will help women acquire the tools necessary to
participate successfully in all aspects of the political process. Our creative and wide-ranging
programs – in both challenging environments where democracy is just beginning to flourish and
in more established democracies – engage women in legislatures, political parties and civil
society as leaders, activists and informed citizens. These programs create an environment where
women can advocate on matters of policy, run for political office, be elected, govern effectively,
and participate meaningfully in every facet of civic and political life.
Women around the world often face daunting social, economic and political challenges. For
democratic governments to deliver to their constituents, they must be truly representative, and
ACPM recognizes that women must be equal partners in the process of democratic development.
As activists, elected officials and constituents, their contributions are crucial to building a strong
and vibrant society. It is therefore essential to support women around the world because:
 Women are highly committed to promoting national and local policies that address the
socio-economic and political challenges facing women, children and disadvantaged
groups.
 Women are particularly effective in promoting honest government. Countries where
women are supported as leaders and at the ballot box have a correspondingly low level of
corruption.
 Women are strongly committed to peace building, as they often disproportionately suffer
the consequences of armed conflict. Reconstruction and reconciliation efforts take root
more quickly and are more sustainable when women are involved. By helping women
become participating members of a democracy, one can look to mitigate conflicts or stop
conflicts before they begin.
 Women are strongly linked to positive developments in education, infrastructure and
health standards at the local level. Where rates of gender development and empowerment
are higher, human rates of development and standards of living are also higher.
These facts help guide ACPM’s work with women, who have a profound positive democratic
impact on communities, legislatures and the lives of citizens. Women must be trained,
encouraged, and empowered to become strong politicians, community leaders and activists.
Through innovative programs that strengthen women’s political skills, emphasize how women
are impacted by public policy, and improve the perception of women in political life, ACPM will
insure its commitment to making democracy deliver, even in challenging environments. The
ACPM leverages its high-level political relationships to encourage leaders to understand and
actively promote the benefits of gender-balanced politics. ACPM focuses on training women as
well as on the inclusion of a gender perspective in every ACPM program. This dual approach
will strength the ACPM’s ability to build women’s skills and organize women across ethnic and
political lines, as well as create the opportunity for women from diverse backgrounds to
converge around shared goals to solve problems in ways that contribute to the development and
well-being of their societies.

3. One of ACPM’s strengths is its multifaceted approach to democracy and governance
programming. In addition to working with women at the local level, ACPM’s consistent carrying
out a wide range of programming for women at the national level.
To build an inclusive political environment, ACPM will work to foster coalitions between
women politicians and activists so they can support each other. This includes bringing women
together across national and party lines, which has led to the creation of women’s coalitions
working jointly to ensure the development and passage of vital policy and legislation.