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Teaching Women Leaders in Indian Villages to Take Charge


Teaching Women Leaders in Indian Villages to Take Charge
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Tens of thousands of village councils, the lowest rung of governance in India, are headed by women due to a law that mandates at least one third of the positions be reserved for women. Several states have increased that number to 50%. However, in many conservative regions, the real power is often wielded by the men in the women's family. Anjana Pasricha reports from northern India on a local university that is teaching women heads of village councils to take charge.

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