Women Reservation and Constitutionalism

In India, women were measured to be kept inside the house for the service of their in-laws, children, and husband. Their rights were not secure and they were not given equal opportunity in any of the aspects whether it may be social, economic, political, or cultural.

Women Reservation and Constitutionalism

In India, women were measured to be kept inside the house for the service of their in-laws, children, and husband. Their rights were not secure and they were not given equal opportunity in any of the aspects whether it may be social, economic, political, or cultural.

For giving exposure to the women as Indian society should feel that the women are not less than a man in any aspect begins the reservation for women.

By the constitutional amendment in 1993, for random one-third of a village council leader or Pradhan position in gram panchayat to be reserved for women.

The reservations for the women in the education, election, research and social systems changed the perception of the women’s ability for doing things by open the doors of new beginning.

For the long-term plan to extend this reservation to parliament as well as legislative assemblies. For instance, some law schools in India have up to 30% reservation for females. Many progressive political sentiments in India are sturdily in favor of providing preferential treatment to women to create a level playing field for all the citizens.

In the Rajya Sabha on 9^th March 2010 passed the bill of reservation for women by the majority of vote i.e. 186 members in favor and 1 in against, but still of march 2020, the Lok Sabha has not voted on the bill.

Some people criticisms on the reservation for women, as gender cannot be held as a basis for reservation alone other factors should also be considered e.g. social, economic conditions of woman candidate especially when applying reservation for educated women. But for the giving exposure to the women, it can’t be the valid reason for heling it out. As society still facing the discrimination of women.

There also is an increase in raising the demand for reservation for women in pre-existing reservations like SC/ST, OBC, physically disabled, etc. Some feminist groups still request that reservation for women should be at least fifty percent as they comprise fifty percent of the populace.