Question

In the Panchayati raj system, 1/3rd of the seats have been reserved for women. Do you feel that the same should have been done for the state legislature and parliament? Support your answer with arguments.

Answer 1

Hint:
Gender inequality is a very serious issue which underpins many problems which disproportionately affect women and girls, such as domestic and sexual violence, lower pay, lack of access to education, and inadequate healthcare.

Women globally have less economic participation opportunities than men, less access to basic and higher education, higher threats to health and safety, and less political representation.

Complete answer:
One-third of all seats in the Panchayats and urban local bodies are reserved by the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act for women, Parliament's representation of women is not proportional to the population of women in India. The Women's Reservation Bill is an outstanding bill in India that seeks to amend India's Constitution to reserve 33% of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and in all State Legislative Assemblies. Like the Panchayati Raj system bill, which has already reserved l/3rd of the seats for women, I think this bill should be passed. I think the same should have been done for the state legislature and parliament too.

Arguments :
This bill would guarantee women's participatory democracy and bring about gender equality.
This will encourage more and more women to enter politics and serve the causes.
It gives space for them to share their suggestions and ideas on what they feel in the present situation so that they can make a better decision.
Reservations for women are supposed to expand prospects for women in other respects.

Note:
In the Parliament of India, the Women's Reservation Bill or the Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 2008, was introduced.
The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 9 March 2010. However, the bill was never voted on by the Lok Sabha. As it never went to the Lok Sabha, the bill is still pending.
In 1993, a constitutional amendment was passed in India calling for women to be reserved for a random one-third of the village council chief, or Sarpanch, positions in gram panchayat.