More than fifty countries have adopted quota laws to regulate the selection or election of women to political office …. This suggests that states have begun to identify quotas as a new state-led strategy for incorporating women into public … life and, by extension, for promoting feminist aims to improve women's overall social, economic, and political status. This …

In India, for ages Hindu women faced discrimination within the families w.r.t their property rights. Before … independence women’s property was divided into 2 heads, stridhan & woman’s estate. Some restrictions were there on her power of … by the Supreme Court in recent judgement of 2020.This paper aims to study the women’s property rights before independence …

women in societies entrenched in structures of patriarchy. We draw on evidence from Lijjat, a women’s cooperative in India …. Through a careful consideration of the context and relations in which marginalized women were able to initiate, develop, and … supportive of women’s economic activities in patriarchal contexts. Second, we introduce a tiered approach to the study of …

management and the roles of women -- 4. Methodological Insights into Forestry experiences -- 5. An analysis of legislative … measures on gender equality and women’s inclusion -- 6. Forestry experiences and Feminist Institutionalism -- 7. Extending on …This book examines the processes for the inclusion of women, and the role of women employees in Nepal’s forestry …