Women in politics

1. WOMEN IN
POLITICS
OVERVIEW
GENDER , WOMEN AND POLITICS

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

5. KEY TERMS
 Empowerment
 Gender equality
 Critical mass
 Quota

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 .

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

12. “Success without
democracy is improbable.
Democracy without
women is impossible.”

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 .

15. THANK YOU