Topic: Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
3. Reserving 33% of parliamentary seats for women in India has the potential to significantly impact the status of Indian women by increasing their representation and influence in the political sphere. However, the policy faces several challenges that need to be addressed for its successful implementation and realization of its intended goals. Critically Analyse. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
The article discusses the prospects of the Women’s Reservation Bill in India, which aims to increase the representation of women in legislative bodies.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the significance of Blockchain technology and its application.
Directive word:
Critically analyze – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a balanced judgment on the topic.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Briefly giving context.
Body:
First, write about the pros of giving 33% reservation to women in the parliament – enhancing political representation, promoting gender-sensitive policies, and serving as a source of inspiration.
Next, write about the arguments in favour of the policy – women empowerment, addressing historic inequalities etc.
Next, write about the challenges in implementing it – lack of political will, sociocultural barriers, concerns of tokenism, the need for qualified representatives, potential backlash, and the complex issue of intersectionality etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
