Critically Analysing Participation and Contribution of Women Representatives in the Making of the Constitution of India: Bouquets and Brickbats

Shivika Choudhary

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.11428

Critically Analysing Participation and Contribution of Women Representatives in the Making of the Constitution of India: Bouquets and Brickbats

Author(s)	Shivika Choudhary
Country	India
Abstract	The Sustainable Development Goals emphasise need for women’s political participation and leadership. While the sex ratio of India has improved drastically since Independence, however, the political representation of women is yet to be realised. This paper critically analyses an under-analysed issue of great importance to gender representation and participation in the making of the Constitution. Despite enthusiastic participation of women in various spheres of India’s freedom struggle, the political participation was limited owing to the qualifications of the electorate that disenfranchised many women from voting. Ultimately, 15 women members formed part of the 299 member Constituent Assembly that drafted the Constitution of India. The Constituent Assembly Debates, other reports and literature are referred in this paper which (i) discusses the participation of women, including the women representatives, in the Constitution Making Process (ii) examines the evolution of the Constitution as a result of women’s participation with emphasis on the fundamental rights, and (iii) critically analyses the contribution of women members including concerns that could have been addressed more deliberately. This critical analysis provides a feminist perspective of constitution making and sets out a basis for better understanding of importance of gender representation in the Constitution making, how it structures the Constitution, and contributes to making the Constitution more gender-representative, participative and inclusive.
Keywords	Women’s Representation, Constituent Assembly of India, Constitutional Legal History, Political Participation of Women, Feminist perspective of constitution making
Field	Sociology > Administration / Law / Management
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023
Published On	2023-12-29
Cite This	Critically Analysing Participation and Contribution of Women Representatives in the Making of the Constitution of India: Bouquets and Brickbats - Shivika Choudhary - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.11428
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.11428
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gtbtc4

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