Of the 8,337 candidates analysed, only 797 are women, representing a mere 9.5 per cent of the total candidates contesting across the seven phases of the elections
Despite the passage of the women's reservation bill, only 9.5% of candidates in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are women. Experts stress that political parties must take proactive steps to ensure gender diversity in candidacy, addressing systemic barriers hindering women's full participation in politics.
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NEW DELHI: Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender bias and that talk of women’s empowerment rings hollow.
There were 135 women candidates in the first phase of the elections and 100 in the second phase,
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