India's main opposition promises jobs for women amid heated election campaign

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India’s main opposition Congress party will reserve a third of federal government jobs for women if it comes into power, its chief Rahul Gandhi ...

NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party will reserve a third of federal government jobs for women if it comes into power, its chief Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday , in a sign women's rights are rising up the political agenda for next month's election.

Federal government jobs in India are already subject to numerous quotas, including one passed in January that reserves 10 per cent of openings for people outside high income brackets. There are currently 66 women out of a total 543 elected members in India's lower house of parliament. At 12 per cent, this is the highest ever proportion of women in the Lok Sabha.

 

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Really? Promises jobs for women? 51% of the population and you have to promise? 🙄 Just do it!

This guy is a joke.

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