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100			_aPartha Borah, Pratim Jyoti, Bhuyan Ankur and Nath, Prafulla _962254
245			_a Legislation seeking women legislators: Leadership, agency and a battle for empowerment in India
260			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
300			_a72(2), Jun, 2026: p.267-284
520			_aThe passage of the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill 2023 marks a significant shift in the discourse of women’s empowerment in India. While the Bill may be considered an important move for the representational rights of women, to what extent it contributes to gender justice and women’s empowerment will be a significant matter of enquiry. This article argues that leadership and agency need to be emphasised as significant elements guiding women’s empowerment in the context of India’s patriarchal value paradigm. The Bill should not be considered as an end in itself unless it provides substantial scope for women leaders to exercise political agency within political parties and legislative bodies. Moreover, only a bottom-up approach characterised by quotas within political parties alongside dual-member constituencies is seen as a necessary solution to the limitations of the Bill. In this context, this article critically examines the questions of leadership, agency and women’s empowerment in the context of the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill 2023.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00195561261453159?_gl=1*1dvm000*_up*MQ..*_ga*NTQwNDk5MTk4LjE 3ODU0OTI5NDc.*_ga_60R758KFDG*czE3ODU0OTI5NDckbzEkZzEkdDE3ODU0OTI5NTkkajQ4JGwxJGg1MzczMjYzMzA.
650			_aWomen, Reservation, Empowerment, Agency, Leadership. _962255
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
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