Gender Gap in Indian Politics

Niraja Gopal Jayal’s article in the Indian Express today reinforces our conviction that what we want to do– facilitate and undertake the systematic study of women in politics, women’s issues and security from a gender perspective–is very worthwhile.

Here is a link to one of the studies she mentions in her article: The Global Gender Gap Report 2007.

The Panchayati Raj Ministry survey does not appear to be online as yet.