Women In Politics: Empowerment Or Tokenism?

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  • Published On: September 04, 2017
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History was made yesterday, as India got its 1st full time woman Defense Minister. All headlines have talked about how Nirmala Sitaraman zoomed into the Raksha Bhawan on a Brahmos Missile and smashed all glass ceilings. However with elections not far away some have smelled political posturing, appeasing half of the population, questioning her competence. So on Agenda today we ask, Woman Defense Minister : Empowerment or Tokenism ?

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