In India, political empowerment of women doesn't necessarily correlate with better development indicators for them.
The northern states of Haryana and Punjab, known for their poor female sex ratio, have higher literacy rates than the national average.Political empowerment, an important indicator of gender development, does not necessarily correlate with better development indicators for women.There has been a surge in the number of women MLAs in Bihar since the 2000 elections, as IndiaSpend and GenderinPolitics reported earlier.From 5.9% in 2000, women made up 14% of the Biharvidhan sabhaafter the 2010 election, the highest proportion of women in any Indian state assembly.The number of women contesting elections in Bihar has increased 62% since 2000, while the number of constituencies they contested from increased 33%.In the currently dissolvedvidhan sabha, women represented 34 constituencies spread over 22 districts.
East Champaran, Supaul, Siwan, Begusarai and Purnia have two constituencies each represented by women; 15 districts have one constituency with a female MLA.
West Champaran and Begusarai had two more constituencies than the previous year that elected women MLAs.Apart from geographical proximity of these districts, another striking feature of these districts with the most female MLAs is their low sex ratios and literacy rates.
Most districts fall short of the state average for female literacy.West Champaran and Sitamarhi, which have the most constituencies with women MLAs, have poor sex ratios and low literacy rates.So, do districts with poor development indicators elect more women?
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