The current House has 20 women members in the Rajya Sabha and 44 in the Lok Sabha - about 8 percent of the total. In the twelfth Lok Sabha, there were only 44 women members out of a total of 543, while the eleventh had even fewer - only 40. In 2000, 81.94 percent girls passed, compared to 72.11 percent for boys. CBSE chairman Ashok Ganguly says girls, as a rule, do better than boys. Sixty percent of India s female population, however, is illiterate.
Studies indicate that, on an average, Indian women spend more hours working than men.
However, the average pay drawn by women is 20 percent less than their male counterparts. The representation of women has never exceeded 10 percent. The male politicians stand to lose the most if the reservation bill finally goes through - about 182 seats in the Lower House. Which could mean that an MP who has nurtured his constituency for years may suddenly have to give it up. Now, of course, Yadav completely denies any such statement.