India-Women in Leadership (i-WIL) is a certificate programme which prepares mid-career women towards
According to the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index (2009), India ranks 24th out of 135 countries in regards to women's political participation. In the world's largest democracy, women are still significantly under represented with a mere 10% of seats in India's Parliament. Yet at the same time, the struggle to enact the Women’s Reservation Bill, which would allot 33% of seats in state legisl
atures and parliament for women, continues. As of today, the passage of this bill is close to becoming a reality. This is when India will need hundreds of women MPs and thousands of women MLAs. There is already 50% reservation in Panchayati Raj Institutions. Hence, some of the women political leaders from the Panchayats might want to move to State and National levels. Although women politicians will continue to face different barriers and certain disadvantages before and after taking political office, it is imperative that proactive measures are taken to empower them politically and that they are able to receive sufficient training and knowledge with which to prepare them for greater political involvement. Women who aspire towards becoming effective politicians in India must acquire specialised knowledge and experience in order to win elections and pursue inclusive policies at the local, state and national levels. The India-Women in Leadership (i-WIL) programme provides women with the knowledge, skills and tools essential for becoming a leader in India’s shifting political landscape. The challenge lies in the multiple roles political leaders in India are expected to play:
• Legislators—to make laws
• Policy Implementers—when they are part of cabinets
• CEOs—of their constituencies, where they are held accountable for development
• Problem solvers—for citizens’ official and unofficial problems
• Experts—on all types of issues
• Party Activists—strengthening their own political parties and opposing other parties
India-Women in Leadership (i-WIL) prepares mid-career women to become powerful, visionary leaders in Indian politics. A cooperation between theCentre for Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and Centre for Social Research (CSR), i-WIL takes place in Bangalore, New Delhi and Singapore over a 10-week period. During in-classroom sessions, practical activities, fieldwork, exposure visits and study trips, participants engage with renowned academics, politicians, gender experts and activists, civil society leaders and members of the media while building their own diverse network of politically experienced women from across the country. By the end of the course, i-WIL participants are confident, capable and experienced in:
• Political theory and practice at the local, state and national levels in India;
• Leadership strategy and communication techniques;
• Values of diversity, social justice, integrity, ethical analysis and accountability; and
• Organisational management, especially in understanding the needs, challenges and opportunities of dynamic organisations. Participants also gain:
• A strong network of likeminded women in politics, civil society and activism across India;
• Self-awareness of personal leadership styles, strengths and skills;
• A personalised plan for continued leadership development; and
• Certification in political leadership from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
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We are horrified by the deprecating comments made by such a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Social media, and other political parties, have come together to criticize these comments. Noteworthy are the remarks of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa who said “I have experienced similar issues in my political tenure. The comments against Mayawati made my heart weak. I hope such attacks on female politicians will end.” It is sad that these are not one-off cases. In the past, Smriti Zubin Irani has also been subjected to various derogatory remarks, and social media trolling.
Maimoona Mollah · Change.org
We the undersigned organisations and concerned citizens who have been working long years to achieve equal rights for women in this country would like to express our concern that the Women’s Reservation Bill seems to have completely disappeared from the agenda of the present NDA Government even after...
We were doing a training with women Sarpanches in Pindwara Block, close to Abu Road, Rajasthan. The training was on water conservation and climate change. In the lunch break there was a discussion about the internet ( as the mobile network was playing hide an seek ). To our surprise, though most of the women were not frequent users of the internet, they were very well informed about its use. They knew all the Goverment schemes could be found on the internet, they knew it could be used to search universities, the fact that it was avaialable on the phone, had free sms service with pictures (whatsaap). Got us thinking how to connect them to the intenet. ( This will be seen as just a photo op by many, we would like to thank Suresh printers at Abu Road to make it happen :) ). But we will come back to this album once we have setup an internet center in Pindwara Block. :).
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At the time of India’s independence in 1947, the share of women in parliament was 4 per cent. Today, after almost seven decades of independence, it has increased to the dismal figure of about 12 per cent. According to data released by the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), India ranks 105th in the world for female representation, with 65 female representatives out of 543 seats in the lower house, and 31 female members of parliament out of 243 seats in the upper house.
Draupadi Murmu was sworn in as the first woman governor of Jharkhand. This is a cause of double celebration for the country, as she is also the first tribal woman to hold the post of Governor in India.
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On 18th May, 2015, Draupadi Murmu was sworn in as the first woman governor of Jharkhand. This is a cause of double celebration for the country, as she is also
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