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Bengaluru to host first meet of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians' regional unit
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Bengaluru hosts a Commonwealth first: which parliamentary body is behind it, and what GS2 asks
Bengaluru hosts the first meet of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians' regional unit.
Why it matters: GS-2 core
What you need to know
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Bengaluru will host the first meeting of a regional unit of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians.
The network works within the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to raise women's participation in legislatures.
The meet places the Karnataka capital on the Commonwealth parliamentary calendar.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Bengaluru will host the first meeting of a regional unit of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP).
- CWP works within the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to raise women's participation in legislatures.
- The CPA is an association of Commonwealth legislatures and parliamentarians, not an intergovernmental body of governments like CHOGM.
- India's Women's Reservation Act, 2023 (106th Constitutional Amendment) reserves one-third of Lok Sabha and State Assembly seats for women.
- The meet places Bengaluru on the Commonwealth parliamentary calendar.
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How the exam will ask it
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- The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians network functions within the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and aims to increase women's participation in legislatures.
- The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association links legislatures and legislators of Commonwealth countries, whereas CHOGM is a summit of heads of government.
- The 106th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023 provides one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.
மெயின்ஸ்
GS Paper 2 (International organisations / Polity): women's under-representation in legislatures remains a global concern, addressed through networks like CWP and, in India, the Women's Reservation Act, 2023. Hosting regional meets lets India share parliamentary practice and build peer pressure on gender parity. The way forward is timely implementation of reservation, stronger party-level candidate selection and capacity building for women legislators.
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