Post by Jaga on Jul 21, 2007 17:39:44 GMT -7
I thought that this is an interesting development in the country of Indira Gandhi:
NEW DELHI, July 21 -- Lawmakers elected India's first female president, officials announced Saturday, in a vote seen as a step forward for the millions of Indian women and girls who face bitter discrimination in everyday life.
The position is largely ceremonial. But observers said the selection of Pratibha Patil, 72, in a vote by the national parliament and state politicians will widen the role of women in the country's often male-dominated political scene.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/21/AR2007072100525.html?hpid=topnews
NEW DELHI, July 21 -- Lawmakers elected India's first female president, officials announced Saturday, in a vote seen as a step forward for the millions of Indian women and girls who face bitter discrimination in everyday life.
The position is largely ceremonial. But observers said the selection of Pratibha Patil, 72, in a vote by the national parliament and state politicians will widen the role of women in the country's often male-dominated political scene.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/21/AR2007072100525.html?hpid=topnews