Women and power-sharing: Only a few in positions of political clout

Diversity is the global buzzword. It includes gender, colour, religion, etc.
 

India is committed — theoretically — to diversity and inclusion of women in power-sharing. It is a fact that in societies where women are empowered and put in positions of political power, their rights are safer and there is greater gender justice.
 

Whether reservation for women in Parliament is the right tool for empowerment is a debatable issue. But the Rajya Sabha passed a Bill for 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures in 2010. However, it is pending before the Lok Sabha since then