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Women are less corrupt so put them in power
Published: 14 March, 2010, 10:16
Edited: 07 April, 2010, 22:18
TAGS: Ukraine, Human rights, The Resident, Law
Women in India have long been sidelined from politics, but that could be about to change, with a new bill approved by the upper house of parliament this week on setting aside one third of the seats for women.
On the other side of the world, in New York, RT’s Lori Harfenist found out that people believe quotas in government bodies are a good solution as a first step to bringing more women into power. This could be specifically useful in countries where society has not particularly discussed or come to a conclusion about how to balance things out in public authority.
One opinion is that women are generally understood to be less corrupt, so the more women there are in power, the healthier the whole society is.
Another take on the situation is that India’s move is a compromise to get closer to equal opportunities for both genders. There is no difference between men and women governing, it depends on the individual, but a real equality would be if women take the 50% of the positions in governmental bodies that belong to them by right.
It must be noted that current acting president of India is a woman. Despite her age, Pratibha Patil, who was born in 1934, is very active in all ways. Just a few months ago, the 75-year old Indian politician personally tested a Russian Su-30 MKI fighter jet and became India’s first female to fly a combat aircraft.
In 2009, Meira Kumar became the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha, the Indian parliament.
The president of the Indian National Congress, India's major political party, is also woman, Sonia Gandhi.
Indira Gandhi was the first and up to date last female prime minister of the Republic of India. She headed the country for 15 years, or three consecutive terms, until her assassination in 1984, and still remains an iconic figure for most Indians.
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Most previous comments are right. There is not that much difference between men or women leadership, as we know, now. Doctor Martin Luther King had a dream on the mountain. If we consider Moïse receiving the 10 commandments to be exact. Perhaps should we admit that human leadership in any system known actually does not work. If we want mankind to have a future and evolute smoothly, something else has to be found. Why not, governments without politicians has we know, now. We could perfectly well set-up laws and rules to be obied without any possible escape or excuse. Heads of states will have just the privilege to represent their country. There will be no more deceitful world-wide conferences which lead nowhere and bring nothing positive to the average citizen; like the one which will take place in Prague in the near future. Humanity must scrap all nuclear warheads; not limit them to a certain number for certain countries. With friends like America, every state has the right to protect itself (simple logic)...The "stars' system, or cult of personality in monarchic-republics (like France with that Sarkonaparte 1er) and royalties are an insult to mankind's intelligence. Actually, technically, humanity progress at a fast pace but politically or institutionally, it stand still or even regress. What are the use to have great institutions to prepare peoples for leadership if we stay enslaved to greed, money, obsessive power and desire to abuse others. Since I comment on RT, I dream to see an other World governance with country like Russia, showing the best possible example because, even if this affirmation will not please certain, the Western leadership under America's command is a total failure. So far, Mr Medvedev's connivance with former US creeps secretary of state and with N-PiPO disappointed me. Nevertheless, being far away, my interpretation could be wrong. Let us hope so... Sincerely...Jean-Claude Meslin
I love women, but it's naive and also subtly prejudiced to believe they are any less prone to corruption then us men. All power corrupts, so women are only less corrupt then men to the degree in which they do not have power. At first, yes they may be less corrupt, but once they are as established as the men in office I doubt they will adapt to the same corrupt system.