Women Power

NEW DELHI: As expected, an all-party meeting on women’s reservation bill on Monday failed to get critics of the legislation on board. At the

NEW DELHI: Government may be finding it difficult to give reservation to women in legislatures, but it has taken a baby step to at least increase
their representation in central government jobs in all categories -- Group A, B, C & D -- of services.

The ministry of personnel on Wednesday issued guidelines, asking all central government departments and recruitment bodies -- Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) -- to ensure better representation of women members on various committees/boards concerned with appointments to various posts.

NEW DELHI: Government may be finding it difficult to give reservation to women in legislatures, but it has taken a baby step to at least increase
their representation in central government jobs in all categories -- Group A, B, C & D -- of services.

The ministry of personnel on Wednesday issued guidelines, asking all central government departments and recruitment bodies -- Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) -- to ensure better representation of women members on various committees/boards concerned with appointments to various posts.

On International Women's Day, the message on the streets of Bangalore was loud and clear -- public spaces belong to everyone and all of us need to raise our voices to stop violence against women.

'Fearless Karnataka', a group formed after recent attacks on women in the city, led the way with street plays, protests and a late night event to celebrate womanhood.

Talking directly to the people, members of the group staged a street play to catch the interest and hoping to change the mindset of Bangalore's public.