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India: Enable more women politics first nonpartisan women's convention held in B'luru

Source: The News Minute

The Indian Women’s Caucus had activists and politicians weighing in on what’s stopping women from entering and succeeding in politics.

On Saturday, a number of women gathered at Cauvery Hall in Chalukya hotel in Bengaluru. The gathering was a unique one, and probably one of the largest coming together of women from various political and leadership backgrounds. Their agenda: to discuss what's stopping women from entering and succeeding in politics, and the way forward.

Organised by Indian Women's Caucus (IWC), the day-long event began with the unveiling of the 'Shakti' logo. It was a silhouette of three women, much like the visible lions in the Indian emblem, on the Parliament. The message engraved read, "Political power to women".

The challenges to women attaining political power

In the keynote address, Srilatha Baltiwala, social activist and Director of Knowledge Building and Feminist Leadership at CREA, explained what were the hurdles to women entering political power. She listed the myths that surround women and politics - that they are not interested in politics, they are not competent to be in politics, and that women politicians tend to be more corrupt than their male counterparts. 

Click here to read the full article published by The News Minute on 8 December 2018.

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The Indian Women’s Caucus had activists and politicians weighing in on what’s stopping women from entering and succeeding in politics.

On Saturday, a number of women gathered at Cauvery Hall in Chalukya hotel in Bengaluru. The gathering was a unique one, and probably one of the largest coming together of women from various political and leadership backgrounds. Their agenda: to discuss what's stopping women from entering and succeeding in politics, and the way forward.

Organised by Indian Women's Caucus (IWC), the day-long event began with the unveiling of the 'Shakti' logo. It was a silhouette of three women, much like the visible lions in the Indian emblem, on the Parliament. The message engraved read, "Political power to women".

The challenges to women attaining political power

In the keynote address, Srilatha Baltiwala, social activist and Director of Knowledge Building and Feminist Leadership at CREA, explained what were the hurdles to women entering political power. She listed the myths that surround women and politics - that they are not interested in politics, they are not competent to be in politics, and that women politicians tend to be more corrupt than their male counterparts. 

Click here to read the full article published by The News Minute on 8 December 2018.

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