Women Power

India is set to have its first women speaker – this is a defining moment for Indian women. It is the recognition of the inevitable – their class, tenacity and caliber. It is ironical that this country which had a women prime minister in the 70’s could not get the women’s bill passed in parliament right through 90’s and 2000.
With a record 59 women MPs that have been elected to the 15th Lok Sabha - the highest since independence the women’s bill now looks to be a mere formality!. More importantly this election saw, 556 women candidates being fielded and contesting elections across the length and breadth of the country – democracy is maturing in India in more than one ways.
In distant US - in what can be termed as a big step for women in politics President Obama has picked Sonia Sotomayor to be the next Supreme Court justice.
Women have proved to be successful business professionals, exceptional philanthropists, competent managers and good homemakers - Ultimately, it’s not about being a women, its about being a better candidate, a more qualified opponent and a person capable of handling that job better than the others! Women need to be congratulated because they have come so far not because they were women but because they were better than the rest!