“There is an urgent need for more and more women in politics to ensure that government acts like passing laws and implementation of schemes and programmes are gender-sensitive,” feels Congress nominee from Chikkodi Priyanka Jarkiholi.
She told The Hindu that she had reflected on this issue after facing some questions and suggestions from young girls about the participation of women in public life.
“Some housewives told me that I was the first woman politician to visit their areas in many years. Others feel that I got the opportunity only because I belong to the Jarkiholi family. I do not dispute that. But I strongly feel that the proportion of women in politics needs to increase drastically,” she said.
