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International Women’s Day
The 16th Lok Sabha has a record number of 61 women leaders as compared to 59 women MPs elected during the previous General Elections. Still, they account for just 11 per cent of the 543 parliamentarians, while 89 per cent of seats are being represented by men.
The 16th Lok Sabha has a record number of 61 women leaders as compared to 59 women MPs elected during the previous General Elections. Still, they account for just 11 per cent of the 543 parliamentarians, while 89 per cent of seats are being represented by men. This is despite a long pending demand of women activists for the 33 per cent mark that Women's Reservation Bill seeks to implement.
The Women's Reservation Bill or the The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill proposes to amend the Constitution of India to reserve 33 per cent of all seats in the Lower house of Parliament of India, the Lok Sabha, and in all state legislative assemblies for women. Since 1996, successive governments tried to get the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in Parliament, but without any success. The Rajya Sabha or the Upper House of the Indian Parliament passed the Women’s Reservation Bill on March 9, 2010. The Bill is back again in limelight in view of the International Women’s Day on March 8.
In 2015, International Women’s Day will highlight the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing women’s rights. This year’s theme, “Empowering Women - Empowering Humanity: Picture It!" envisions a world where each woman and girl can exercise her choices, such as participating in politics, getting an education, having an income, and living in societies free from violence and discrimination. 3
Although there were some women-led strikes, marches, and other protests in the years leading up to 1914, none of them happened on March 8. In 1914, International Women's Day was held on March 8, possibly because that day was a Sunday, and now it is always held on March 8 in all countries.
The 1914 observance of the Day in Germany was dedicated to women's right to vote, which German women did not win until 1918. In the West, International Women's Day was first observed as a popular event after 1977 when the United Nations General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN Day for women's rights and world peace.
