Capacity-Building Needs of Elected Women Representatives—Stories from Peri-Urban Panchayats of Bangalore

T. V. S. Sasidhar (), Debasmita Sasmal, Manish Malokar, Meghana Muddurangappa and Vani Garg
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T. V. S. Sasidhar: Azim Premji University
Debasmita Sasmal: Azim Premji University
Manish Malokar: Azim Premji University
Meghana Muddurangappa: Azim Premji University
Vani Garg: Azim Premji University

Chapter Chapter 12 in Women Leadership, Decentralised Governance and Development, 2024, pp 207-221 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract While the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments contributed to the increase in women elected representatives in the Indian political ecosystem, the efficacy of this phenomenon has been questioned multiple times. The evidence points out that electoral participation is merely a symbolic gesture, which ultimately undercuts women’s empowerment by co-opting them into a patently corrupt, male-dominated political system. It is widely acknowledged that the political journey is not smooth for elected women representatives (EWR) in a patriarchal society, which is further divided on caste lines. Due to the existing structural challenges and insufficient support system, EWRs take a longer time to understand their responsibilities and perform their duties effectively. Training and awareness-building programmes of the state government and NGOs have had limited success in solving these challenges. Therefore, this research project was taken up by faculty and students of Azim Premji University to understand the challenges faced by EWRs, and thereby, design training modules, which will help them resolve these challenges. Data collection was done in seven panchayats around Azim Premji University. EWRs along with other respondents have given us substantial insights based on which an attempt to create a typology of challenges by EWRs is made.

Keywords: Women in politics; Elected women representatives; Decentralisation; Karnataka; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-3709-3_12

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