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Women in Power: Evaluating the Impact of Female Political Leadership in India

Author(s) Dr. Satish Narayan Naik
Country India
Abstract This Paper analyses the impact of female political leadership in India, focusing on gender norm change, development trajectory, and governance implications. Empirical evidence on local governance reforms, particularly the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments that mandated a one-third reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions, is used to analyse how institutional admission of women has altered political agendas and has implications for community-level development. It narrows in on critical areas where women leaders have significantly improved delivery of public goods, improved school and education-related attainment, and higher crime reporting rates (including on gender-based violence, though we don’t investigate this in depth). The influence of role models demonstrates that the more they see women in leadership, the more they will believe society can change, aspire to higher goals and help overcome gender stereotypes. States and districts with greater female representation have also experienced better economic growth, more open government, and more successful crisis management, including a pandemic like COVID-19. The research argues that the arrival of women in political leadership is necessary and essential for inclusive and responsible governance in India by synthesising evidence from policy reviews, randomised evaluations, and historical examples. To facilitate gender-symmetrical development, it concludes with policy recommendations to increase the number of women in state and federal legislatures, develop leadership abilities, and transform sociopolitical systems. This analysis contributes to the broader discourse on gender and governance in transition democracies.
Keywords Women,Power, Female Political Leadership, India
Field Sociology > Politics
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On 2025-06-17
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.48055
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9qqcs
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