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Women in South Asian politics have not empowered women

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Presented By:Tanvirul Hakim

Famous Woman Leaders of Indian subcontinent

Benazir Bhutto Indira

Gandhi

Famous Woman Leaders of Indian subcontinent

Aung San Suu KyiSheikh

Hasina

Famous Woman Leaders of Indian subcontinent

Mamata Banerjee Khaleda Zia

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Despite many prominent female politicians, a big sex divide endures in this

subcontinent.

A household survey result in India2012

Need Permission80%

Freedom20%

80% of Indian women needed their husband’s or family’s permission to visit a local clinic

A household survey result in India2012

Need Approval

51%

Freedom49%

More than half also said they could not visit a shop, or even a friend, without someone else’s

approval

A household survey result in India2012

Feel Unsafe70%

30%

70% said they would feel unsafe working away from home

A household survey result in India2012

Series152%

48%

52% thought it normal for a husband to beat his wife if she ventured out without telling him

On your bike !

Judge Administrative Service India’s parliament 0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

10%17%

12%

90%83%

88%

100% 100% 100%

Women Men Total

Some obstacles to progress sexual equality

Indian Politicians are subgroups defined by caste, religion, ethnicity, language or local grievance, rather than to broader categories such as women.

This is equally true of female politicians, and of regional leaders less constrained by democracy.

Sheikh Hasina has recently moved to reduce the legal age of marriage from 18 to 16 in Bangladesh although child marriage is already common in society.

“Dangal” Not Just a Film

• “Dangal”, tells the heart-warming story of sisters who become champions in the male-dominated sport of wrestling. but the father, a former wrestler, who bends them to his will.