POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN URBAN LOCAL SELF GOVERNANCE.
- Assistant Professor& Head, Dept. Of Social Work, Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies & Research Scholar, Bangalore University .
- Professor & Research Guide, Department of Social Work, Bangalore University.
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Womens political participation plays an important role in establishing the status of women in any particular country. Women are revered as an epitome of sacrifice and power in India. But when it comes to entrusting power into their hands. There is a hesitation from the male counterparts, as it poses a serious concern of overpowering their strengths and abilities. Women has excelled in all fields but her presence in politics makes the majority apprehensive. The reasons for this outlook can be contributed to thedominance of women in the area which is by and large become the Man?s territory. The focus of this paper is women in urban local level governance. The author in this paper wishes to concentrate on the urban local bodies and the impact of the 33% reservation on the participation of the women in the local level politics. She also wishes to delineate the barriers of political participation. However, women remain seriously underrepresented in decision-making positions. The central objective of this study is to examine challenges and opportunities of women political participation in urban local bodies.
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[Shashi kiran shetty and Kodandarama. (2019); POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN URBAN LOCAL SELF GOVERNANCE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Jun). 855-857] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
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