Women, Family And Political Participation: Conditions Determining From Representation to Decision Making Process in Local–Self Government.

Dr. SUNITHA V GANIGER

Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2015

Women, Family And Political Participation: Conditions Determining From Representation to Decision Making Process in Local–Self Government.

Dr. Sunitha V Ganiger

Abstract :

Rural India has witnessed the world�s largest experiment in grass roots local democracy, triggered by 73rd and 74th Amendment with also the introduction of 33 % quota for women within the local government system and political reservation has led to stronger impact on women-centric issues to eak the shackles of traditional and cultural inequalities to empowerment and emancipation thus empowering local women. A woman can develop a village with patience, amicable intervention, determination and farsightedness. However, to achieve all these she need the active and whole hearted participation of her family members who can support her through-out her endeavors. Thus this paper makes an honest attempt to study about the role of family in womens participation in rural local self government through an empirical study