framework of democratic citizenship and (b) debates surrounding representative democracy. It consists of three parts; the first … examines the idea of representative democracy and the manner in which democratic politics may be sought to be crafted as a … designs and political reservation for women; and the third examines debates on women’s political participation and …

Information and Communication Technology (ICT’s) bring lot of opportunities to women in the work situations and small … business. Teleporting, flexi time and work from home arrangements are some of the gender dimensions of ICT’s usages. Keeping … contribute towards enhancing empowerment of women in India. URL[http://wcd.nic.in/]. …

political life. Six decades have gone by since Independence brought hopes that democracy would equilibrate gender representation …; two decades ago, reservations opened local bodies to women. Major parties have since championed a bill that would extend … gender imbalance at higher political levels remains unaddressed. After decades of delays and posturing, it is time to pass …

Gender Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure are two gender-based indicators provided by the United Nations … better performing gender. This can lead to further additions to ‘missing women’. A correction is proposed to capture this …

The poor women in developing countries are burdened with the dual responsibility of taking care of housework and the … are characterized by low incomes and high levels of insecurity. There is a need to address the economic needs of the women …

This is an attempt to investigate gender issues in the mining sector in India with a view to understand how these … understand the gender issues at play, the study focuses not only on women’s experiences but also analyses how they are utterly …€™s economic advancement and reducing women’s poverty, by ensuring greater involvement of women in the mining sector. …

Women's Equality in Transition: Intersectionality in Northern Ireland's/ North of Ireland's Equality Legislation Women … gender analysis. These absences have discursive and material implications for tackling women’s equality in a society in … view issues of gender, sect, class and colonial state formation. The tentative intersectional theoretical framework …

processes of gender planning, budgeting and auditing in the general projects and in the Women's Component Plan. …This manual is intended to help local governments to uphold the human rights of women, by involving them in identifying …

-blocks to innovation. In business women face gender bias in recruitment, sexual harassment in the workplace, and income …Women in South Asia have a great balancing act to perform, what with the dual burden of taking care of their homes and … incubators set up specifically for technologies that aid women, social and business networks, improved public transportation, and …

Are there substantial changes in the relationship between women and engineering in recent times? This is a fascinating … question to explore especially since it has been so little studies especially in India. This study attempts to understand women …