India passes law on women quota in parliament
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Women's rights campaigners in India are claiming a major victory after the country's upper house passed legislation guaranteeing that at least one-third of future members of parliament will be women.
This win has not come easily or quickly; the bill was first proposed more than 14 years ago, and some opponents claim that minority groups will suffer, as a result of the gains made by women.
Presenter: Matt Abud
Speakers: Ranaja Kumari is director at the women's think-tank Centre for Social Research and president of the lobby body Women Power Connect; Professor Zoya Hasan, Jawaharlal University
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