33% REPRESENTATION IN THE LOK
SABHA FOR WOMEN
Liberal democracy is founded on reason, law, and
freedom of choice but the position of different social groups in the social and
political space where power is located is not always equal in practice. This is
particularly so in the case of women. the JMJP deems the inclusion of women in
the lok sabha to be of extreme importance.
The limited nature of female participation and representation in
national decisionmaking institutions has important consequences for women and
for thelegitimacy of the institutions. Where women constitute almost half the
population in apolitical system which supports equality and where both women
and men arelegally eligible for political office, women’s participation should
be promoted. Representation is not only a means of ensuring individual
participation. It is alsothe responsibility of the representatives to act on
behalf of the constituents,including women, who elected them and reflect their
ideas and aspirations.the disproportionate presenceof women in the political
process means thatthe concerns of half the population cannot be sufficiently
attended to or acted upon as it denies their viewpoints sufficient opportunity
to be integrated in thepolitical system.
the representation of women will not be limited just
to the lok sabha but also to each and every level in our democracy, in all
institutions beginning from the gram panchayats and zila parishads to state
assemblies and the parliament.
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