Why more women are needed in Parliament

It is evident that India will benefit hugely if the representation of women in Parliament is increased to a just level

Modern societies increasingly demand gender equality, which is also a precondition for genuine democracy. Yet women are still under-represented in most parliaments in the world. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 2016 published a self-assessment toolkit for parliaments around the world to assess their gender sensitivity. The toolkit consists of seven broad assessment guidelines among which the most significant one is to check whether there is a just representation and participation of women and men across all the bodies and internal structures of the parliament. 

According to a 2017 United Nations and IPU report, India ranked 148th globally in terms of representation