Poverty and marginalisation : challenges to poor women's leadership in urban India

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serval:BIB_64DC64B5B20E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Poverty and marginalisation : challenges to poor women's leadership in urban India
Journal
Gender & Development
Author(s)
Ishwar Haritas K.
ISSN
1355-2074
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/2008
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
16
Number
3
Pages
457-469
Language
english
Abstract
This article examines the women's quota at the local governance level in urban India, using several case studies of women municipal councillors, to question the evidently low numbers of poor and marginalised women amongst them. It examines issues of class, caste, and religion that have a direct impact on the access of poor women to quotas reserved for them at the local government level. The objective of this work is to draw attention to the specific ways in which women are constrained at the pre-election stage, resulting in an elite capture of the women's quota in India, indicating the need for further research and study on this issue.
Keywords
gender, religion, caste, class, women, politics, election, quota, affirmative action, identity, leadership
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