In any field, but particularly in politics, a woman faces a lot of resistance. Even if she does join politics, people want her to be voiceless, someone who only follows conventional rules. Women politicians are not taken seriously, and they do not want you to be fighting for your right to be taken seriously. Everyone is happy if there is a woman representative, even if in the local body, but when the person who actually makes the decisions is a man—her father, brother or husband. But if you are an assertive woman who wants to make a difference, people find it difficult to accept that. That is when the allegations, the character assassination, aggression and slander begin.
When a woman speaks, she will not be heard, but if a man copies what she said, he will be taken seriously—I have seen this many times in local bodies and other political spaces. Society does not respond to a woman's point of view; it only responds to the woman. Maybe it is a mental block in men that they don't listen to women's voices. We need more women in politics who are independent, believe they have a right to their opinion and the right to make the changes they believe in. Political parties should not restrict, but rather encourage such women.
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