Since we will be examining Gender Equality during our trip to India, here's the latest developmnent where the upper house of Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha) just passed a bill that would reserve one third of the seats in Indian national and state legislatures for women representatives. While this is is just the first and important step in India to provide equal access to women, it also raises questions about reservations for women, minorities etc., and how effective or ineffective the reservation system is.
The WSJ article provides details on how the bill was passed.
