Chandigarh: Money, muscle power, patriarchy keep women out of student politics
“Women actively take part in election campaigns and voting, but when it comes to contesting or taking on leadership roles, they are expected to step away”
Women outnumber men on the Panjab University (PU) campus and its affiliated colleges. Yet when it comes to fielding candidates for the president’s post in the student councils, political parties shy away. This year, neither PU, nor any of the city’s ... [6990 chars]