Women in Politics

Women the term unanimously means the powerful and the strongest gender of the society. Women play a significant role in family and in society. She as a multitasking human being balances both her family and her professional life. The age old society strictly followed the deep rooted patriarchal system which restricted women to step out of their home environment. But as the society tends to change, women realised the urge for gender equality and started to play an inevitable role in all fields of the profession, which led to the emergence of concept named women empowerment and emancipation. Even though women achieved success in different professional fields, when it comes under the banner of politics they are excluded. Women are politically excluded and even woman hesitate to choose politics as their profession. Women, who taste the fruit of success in many professions, still taste bitterness in politics. This theoretical paper aims to throw light on the political exclusion of women. The paper focuses on the challenges for women when they choose politics as their profession. This paper tries toaccumulate the reasons for women’s hesitation towards politics. But still few powerful women politicians are effectively performing in India. This theoretical paper also symbolizes those significant women in politics