India: Empowering effects of women in politics
Source: The Hindu Business Line
By Rachel Brulé,
Reservation for women in politics has positively impacted their inheritance rights as well as marriage negotiations.
Quotas for women in government have swept the world as a revolutionary tool to further female political inclusion.
Worldwide, the introduction of quotas for women in legislatures and political parties over the past two decades has doubled the average share of female parliamentarians. However, quotas remain controversial. Indeed, we know very little about the net ability of electoral quotas to render the individuals they represent and society overall better off.
Focussing on contemporary India, I explore how quotas affect enforcement of gender equalising economic reforms. In a nutshell, I find that gender quotas can create incentives for enduring economic and social equality if they provide women with resources to pursue enforcement of these rights in ways that open space for all parties to benefit.
Click here to read the full article published by The Hindu Business Line on 29 January 2018.
By Rachel Brulé,
Reservation for women in politics has positively impacted their inheritance rights as well as marriage negotiations.
Quotas for women in government have swept the world as a revolutionary tool to further female political inclusion.
Worldwide, the introduction of quotas for women in legislatures and political parties over the past two decades has doubled the average share of female parliamentarians. However, quotas remain controversial. Indeed, we know very little about the net ability of electoral quotas to render the individuals they represent and society overall better off.
Focussing on contemporary India, I explore how quotas affect enforcement of gender equalising economic reforms. In a nutshell, I find that gender quotas can create incentives for enduring economic and social equality if they provide women with resources to pursue enforcement of these rights in ways that open space for all parties to benefit.
Click here to read the full article published by The Hindu Business Line on 29 January 2018.