Women Parliamentarians Speak Their Mind On Everyday Sexism

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To mark International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that only women Members of Parliament be allowed to speak. The 16th Lok Sabha, currently in session, has the highest number of women MPs ever at 66. But India lags behind the global average for women in Parliament of 22 per cent and is ranked at a low 144/191. On Agenda, we speak to four woman MPs -- three of them first-time MPs -- and ask them what it's like to be a woman in Parliament.

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