Role of Women Parliamentarians in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in India: Nutrition, Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health

ISBN-13: 9789819921775 / Angielski

Bhumika Modh

Opis

This book analyzes the systematic and procedural issues that are faced by women in the Parliament and brings to light the systematic ignorance of gender issues by collected data on the Parliamentary Debates, Question Hours and functioning of Parliamentary Committees. Combining these technical issues with substantive legal arguments in favour of gender mainstreaming, the book unearths not only the problem areas of the research theme, but also dedicates a solution which relies on effective monitoring techniques used globally.By connecting the SDGs, women empowerment and strengthening of the parliament, this book provides a normative framework and a conclusive strategy to enhance the impact of women parliamentarians, specifically to achieve the SDGs in the field of Nutrition, Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health.This book bases its recommendations and findings on the data collected and analysed on the following aspects:a)       Debates and speeches made by women in the Lok Sabha Sessions on SDGs, nutrition, family planning and sexual and reproductive health. b)      Composition of Parliamentary Committees over the past 4 Lok Sabhas and women membership in said committeesc)       The subject matter of the questions asked in the Question hour sessions and how active have women been in asking questions relating to SDGs, nutrition, family planning and sexual and reproductive health. This book is of strategic advantage for policymakers, legislators, advocates and researchers. 

Spis treści

Acknowledgments      

LIST OF TABLES       

LIST OF FIGURES     

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS  

CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION       

1.1.      CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK         

1.2.      OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

1.3.      SCOPE OF THE STUDY        

1.4.      IMPORTANCE OF STUDY    

CHAPTER 2 – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY         

2.1. LITERATURE REVIEW  

2.2. RESEARCH STRATEGY

2.2.1. Hypothesis        

2.2.2. Research Questions      

2.2.3. Research Design           

2.3. DATA COLLECTION TOOLS    

2.3.1. Debates and Speeches made in Lok Sabha sessions     

2.3.2. Parliamentary Committee Memberships

2.3.3. Question Hour  

2.4. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 

2.5. SUMMARY         

CHAPTER 3 – DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION           

3.1. DEBATES

3.2. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES       

3.3. QUESTION HOUR          

CHAPTER 4 – DISCUSSION 

4.1. SDGS: A POWERFUL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA       

4.1.1. Why is the Parliament so important?     

4.1.2. A dedicated SDG Committee    

4.1.3. The Role of NITI Aayog           

4.1.4. Need for Women Parliamentarians: A Woman’s Perspective of Women’s Issues         

4.2. NFH ISSUES AND SDGS

4.2.1. Nutrition           

4.2.2. Family Planning

4.2.3. Reproductive Health     

4.2.4. Capacity building of women     

4.3. PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN THE PARLIAMENT ON NFH ISSUES        

4.4. WOMEN AS LEADERS IN THE PARLIAMENT

4.5. WOMEN ENGAGEMENT WITH NFH ISSUES IN THE PARLIAMENT

4.6. CONCLUDING REMARKS        

CHAPTER 5 – IMPLEMENTATION  

5.1. PARLIAMENTARY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SDGS

5.2. WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT        

5.3. BEST PRACTICES: HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK FOR NFH ISSUES        

CHAPTER 6 – CONCLUSION           

CHAPTER 7 – RECOMMENDATONS          

7.1. INCREASE WOMEN REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PARLIAMENT           

7.1.1. Women in Parliament   

7.1.2. Gender Mainstreaming and Budgeting  

7.2. ENCOURAGE PARLIAMENTARY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SDGS

7.2.1. Key Parliamentary Functions    

7.2.2. Action Plan       

7.3. STEPS TO ACHIEVE TARGETS RELATING TO NFH  

BIBLIOGRAPHY       

ANNEXURES

O autorze

Bhumika Modh has completed her LLM degree in Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights from the University of Essex and her doctoral degree is on the right to mental health in India. She has a range of experience working in academics and policy research in institutions like the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Centre for Law and Policy Research, Global Human Rights Defence (The Hague), and many others. Bhumika was the first Asian woman in 43 years to receive the Medal of Excellence for Diploma in International and Comparative Law of Human Rights at Institut international des Droits de l’Homme (IIDH Strasbourg). She was awarded the Lok Sabha Research Fellowship in 2016 by the Parliament of India. Her research interests are human rights, health, and public policy.

 

Blurb

“This book provides food for thought about the significance of three components such as SDGs, women empowerment and inclusion of women in the parliament altogether and is a must read since it not only brings the reader face to face with the present realities regarding gender issues through collected data but also aids in providing solutions in order to fulfill SDGs."

Mr. Sradhanand Sital, Chairman, Global Human Rights Defence, The Hague.

Former Speaker of Lok Sabha, Smt. Sumitra Mahajan has written the ‘Foreword’ for this book.

This book analyses the systematic and procedural issues that are faced by women in the Parliament and brings to light the systematic ignorance of certain issues supported by data on the Parliamentary Debates, Question Hours and functioning of Parliamentary Committees. Combining these technical issues with substantive legal arguments in favour of gender mainstreaming, this book acts as a tool of strategic advantage for policymakers, legislators, advocates and researchers. This work unearths not only the problem areas of the research theme, but also dedicates a solution which relies on effective monitoring techniques used globally, specifically to achieve the SDGs in the field of Nutrition, Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Bhumika Modh has completed her LLM degree in Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights from the University of Essex and her doctoral degree is on the right to mental health in India. She has a range of experience working in academics and policy research in institutions like the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Centre for Law and Policy Research, Global Human Rights Defence (The Hague), and many others. Bhumika was the first Asian woman in 43 years to receive the Medal of Excellence for Diploma in International and Comparative Law of Human Rights at Institut international des Droits de l’Homme (IIDH Strasbourg). She was awarded the Lok Sabha Research Fellowship in 2016 by the Parliament of India. Her research interests are human rights, health, and public policy.