Women Reservation Bill should be passed in Lok Sabha

Women Reservation Bill should be passed in Lok Sabha

Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Upper House Rajya Sabha on March 9, 2010 but it still remains pending in the Lower House Lok Sabha. Many of the people think it as the way to women empowerment. Do you think that women reservation bill can help to change the women’s place in Indian constitution as well as in Indian society? What are the pros and cons of passing Women Reservation Bill?

Pros

• If you look at the performance of women in Panchayat elections then you will find that they are doing well. 33.3 % seats reservation in Panchayat elections faired well and has encouraged mobilization of women in India.

• If you want to bring in gender equality in society it should start right from the gender equality in parliament.

• Increased political participation of women will bring the important issues related with women like sexual abuse, girls education and alike in focus.

• Sex ratio in India stands at alarming rate of 1.06 males per female. Seeing women involvement politics can help to solve the female foeticide and issues related to women's health.

• The present involvement of women who head small regional parties shows their successful leadership in politics.

• Don’t look at the percentage ratio of 33.3%. It is the first step towards equality which in future can turn into 50%.

• If the bill is passed in the Lok Sabha then India will join the group of countries where women reservation is considered important.

Cons

• Tainted politicians will get a golden opportunity to bring in their wives in power where at the back they will be in the ruling positions.

• The probability of success of women reservation bill is dim. If you see the figures of the seats allotted by the two major parties to the women candidates then you will know that they just demand the seats but don’t implement the same.

• When it comes to politics then there is nothing like a woman leader or a man leader. There exists just one term which is a political leader. So what is basically required is honest political leader.

• Women reservation in Parliament cannot bring a real change in the status of women in the society. It in no way can be useful to fight the social evils.

• If you talk about gender equality then why the women reservation at the first place is required? Both are equal and women have every right to have a seat in parliament without any reservation.

• Women Reservation would act as just another tool to bring the women of the elitist groups in power. They can never become a representative of the poor and backward class.

Conclusion

Women Reservation in parliament talks about the gender equality and demands women reservation to encourage women empowerment. In India which is a male dominant society women reservation can certainly act as a catalyst to bring the change. It can start the change but momentum will come only when the society will change its mindset towards women.