of service delivery and women's democratic participation. Using survey data from the Sangli district, Maharashtra, we … the democratic participation of the women in the female sarpanch villages, again driven by the impact of female sarpanchs … elected 3 1/2 years before the survey. The democratic participation of women, in turn, affects the availability of services …

women-friendly policies and legislation targeting areas such as minimum quotas for each gender for parliamentary seats … womens political well being, while the proportion of seats held by women in national parliament is positively correlated with … economic development, women are still under-represented at the governmental level in terms of holding ministerial portfolios …