New insight into social and political empowerment of women in rural local governance (Panchayati Raj) in India: Issues and challenges

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Tiwari, Nupur
• التنسيق: Conference or Workshop Item
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2013
• الموضوعات: HD28 Management. Industrial Management; HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://repo.uum.edu.my/18537/1/ICAW%202013%201-18.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/18537/

There can be no greater evidence for the fact that not only has Panchayati Raj attracted women to politics in large numbers, but also that this wish to contest for elections seems to be most keenly felt among the women belonging to the SCs and STs. Approximately 85.8 per cent of all representatives...