Social Science — CBSE Class 10 board question

Two ways to increase women's representation in leadership roles:

1. Reservation of seats: Making it legally binding to reserve a fair proportion of seats for women in elected bodies. For example, one-third of seats in Panchayati Raj bodies are already reserved for women, and the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (2023) reserves 33% seats in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.

1. Political mobilisation and feminist movements: Women's organisations and activists demanding equal political rights and pressuring political parties to nominate more women candidates for elections.

The textbook directly addresses this in the 'Women's Political Representation' section. Examiners expect you to cite the reservation mechanism (Panchayati Raj/Women's Reservation Act) as one point and women's movements/political mobilisation as the second. Naming the 2023 Act adds accuracy. Avoid vague answers like "educate women" — the question is about leadership/political representation specifically.