HYDERABAD: Day by day the clamor for passing the Women’s Reservation Bill grows and Member of Parliament from Telangana is expecting that is will soon be passed in the coming next Parliament session.

“It is high time we get the Women’s Reservation Bill passed. If not this session, then at least next session the bill should see the light of the day. The bill will surely bring about the required change in the women’s representation in politics and will help in fighting for women’s rights in a better fashion,” Kavitha asserted at the ​’​Leadership Summit – Led by Women​’​ organised by ​the ​Centre for Management Studies of the Nalsar University of Law located in Hyderabad on Saturday.

When questioned over why the bill has not been able to be passed till now after its introduction in 2008, the Member of Parliament from Nizamabad said that there was lack of political will from the earlier regime ruled by UPA and the present regime of NDA was also a major reason who was hampering the progress of the bill in the house. Over the issue of having women politicians as a token gesture, she told,“While for one or two terms we may have women leaders filling in the shoes of their powerful male politicians but at least after that we will see real leaders taking charge.”

Alongside these issues, she also brought to the fore the problems women face in their day to day life in the society. The main issues include pay gap, domestic violence, safety and security etc. She also encouraged women to be bold and need not shy away from demanding all their rights. She also was very much concerned whether due to what reason the issues like women empowerment and other related issues were discussed on in the month of March and it is not considered all year long.

“Why should the onus of championing women-related causes be put on only women and why cannot men champion the cause? The spirit of women empowerment has to come from men,” she was quoted as saying.

The same viewpoint was reflected by senior journalist Sagarika Ghose when she said women need to develop designer insanity in order to be taken seriously in the society. “We need women in leadership roles and for that to happen it is important that women need to have good male mentors. In addition, angry women are highly unacceptable in our society,” Ghose was quoted as saying.

Among others she pointed out that physical and intellectual stamina are very important factors for women in leadership roles and it is important for women to become a little deaf to criticism if they want to succeed.

The summit was also addressed by V Balakista Reddy, Professor of Law and Registrar, Nalsar University; Professor (Dr) Faizan Mustafa, Vice-Chancellor, Nalsar; Professor (Dr) Amita Dhanda, Head, Centre for Disability Studies, Nalsar; Kali Prasad Gadiraju, president, TiE Hyderabad; Shobha Dixit, chairwoman, CII – Indian Women Network Hyderabad and Karuna Gopal, founder and president, Foundation for Futuristic Cities.