WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING

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Last Published: Mon, Mar 09 2015. 01 27 AM IST

Women in decision-making

Their presence in decision-making positions—governance, law enforcement or corporate leadership—is far from proportionate to the population
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Women make up 48.5% of India’s population. Yet, their presence in key decision-making positions—be it governance, law enforcement or corporate leadership—is far from proportionate.
The sole exception is gram panchayats, where Indian laws provide for women’s reservation. Overall, though, as another Women’s Day ticks by, gender equality remains a far cry.
howindialives.com is a Delhi-based start-up that is developing a search engine for public data to make it more accessible to decision-makers
First Published: Mon, Mar 09 2015. 01 05 AM IST
TOPICS: GENDER EQUALITY WOMEN'S DAY GOVERNANCE CORPORATE LEADERSHIP GRAM PANCHAYATS

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