Highest in the last 17 years: 11 women ministers in ... - Times of India
WEBJul 14, 2021 · Of the 11 women ministers at present, only 2 hold Cabinet posts - finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and women and child development minister Smriti Irani. In 2014, the first Modi government had six women ministers.
Meet the 7 women ministers part of Modi 3.0 cabinet - Times of India
WEBJun 10, 2024 · Shobha Karandlaje, Bengaluru's first ever woman MP, won the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru North, defeating Congress’s MV Rajeev Gowda. She took oath as part of PM Modi's third cabinet, replacing BJP's D V Sadananda Gowda. 4/7.
India Elections: Meet the Influential Female Politicians - EFE …
WEBApr 15, 2024 · Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Nirmala Sitharaman, Priyanka Gandhi, and Smriti Irani are the top female leaders of India as the country heads for elections, scheduled between...
Modi cabinet reshuffle: Here are the 11 women ministers now …
WEBJul 8, 2021 · In the renewed NDA Council of Ministers, seven women were sworn in as ministers of state (MoS), while prominent leaders including Nirmala Sitharaman and Smriti Irani were retained. Read more...
From Atishi Marlena to Sushma Swaraj: 10 women Chief Ministers of India ...
WEB1 day ago · From Atishi to Sushma Swaraj: 10 women Chief Ministers of India in the past ETimes.in / Sep 18, 2024, 15:00 IST Share + Text Size Small Medium Large Follow us 1/11 10 women Chief Ministers of ...
Women’s Day 2024: Pioneering women who changed India’s political …
WEBMar 8, 2024 · This Women's Day, we take a look at the some of the most influential women who have transformed India's political arena. Indira Gandhi, the first and only female Prime Minister of India...
Women’s Day 2021: 15 women who shook the political scene in India
WEBMar 6, 2021 · Late Sushma Swaraj was 7-times MP and 3-times MLA, and was a very powerful BJP leader. She was also Union minister of external affairs of India. Sushma was the second woman to hold this position after Indira Gandhi. Mamata Banerjee is the first woman CM of West Bengal, popularly known as 'Didi'.
Pew survey: Do Indians think women make better politicians?
WEBIndian women have been ministers, president and prime minister - Indira Gandhi was only the second woman to head a state in the 20th Century. Some 14% of MPs in the current parliament are...
What Lies Behind India’s Rising Female Voter Turnout
WEBApr 5, 2024 · In India, as in many democracies around the world, there has long been a discernible gender gap in citizens’ political participation. For decades, Indian men were significantly more likely to cast their ballots on election day compared to women.
India's gender gap: Can a new law help female politicians?
WEBSep 25, 2023 · India is celebrating a major breakthrough for female politicians — a new law, passed unanimously by parliament, is designed to reserve one-third of seats for women in the lower house of the...