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 …

critically foreground and map out the conceptual ruminations relating to gender, development, empowerment, and participation that …

The main thrust of this paper is: Why should women go to these courts to settle matrimonial disputes while there are … provisions for them in secular courts? Do women face less harassment and get quick justice according to Islamic law by … approaching these courts? Who are the women who approach these courts? Should the mode of justice not it be left to the women to …

Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) developed by UNDP need to be recast to … realistically capture the gender gaps in development and empowerment in the Third World. These indices have been developed from a … gender equity? …

women in terms of their gender stereotyping and their representations of the ideal woman. The study points to the popular … messages communicated through commercials regarding women, and the gender insensitivity of television programs around …In a context where despite high levels of literacy and economic independence, women in Kerala are still expected to …