They have been trying to push the Women’s bill for 14 years now and despite protest seem to come back with same document. Why this belligerence? Why can’t it be changed to suit the reality of this nation? This blogger strongly prefers the bottom- top model. Women who have done exceptional work at the panchayats and municipalities should have their voice protected and represented at the national level. The present bill doesn’t serve the purpose of majority of people in this country nor does it reflect their reality. Only women with proven credential of grass root political involvement can represent the gender reality and therefore their input is significant. The bill must safeguard/represent this section. Common people mustn’t be forced to choose what is not their reality. Lack of electoral reforms has seen to that the reality of nation is not being reflected, women’s bill in present form is going to perpetuate this inequality.
The UNDP Report released yesterday paints a bleak picture for this region in terms of gender discrimination. Incidentally south Asia does have no dearth of women at the top of political leadership. Please understand elitist representation is not going to change discrimination. This blogger had raised the issue of gender reservation in bureaucracy as these have direct impact on functioning, as also these go through a process and therefore cannot be misused for family and friends. These safeguards are important. Note: despite high level of human development index, socio-political awareness, higher sex ratio, has not seen any significant political representation of women in Kerala (there is also sham of matriarchy which was nothing but control of patriarchal property through multipartner woman -squatter exploitation essentially prostitution-pimp relation). The Congress and Communists have consistently scuttled any gender political parity.
