Parties look at women through patriarchal lens in manifestos, experts say

This year’s canvass promises person been each astir household appliances, currency benefits to recognise carework and cooking state subsidies, each targeting women. DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin called his enactment manifesto arsenic a “heroine” and “superstar”.

While astir parties person promised to summation the currency payment for women for carework ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500, household appliances this clip person besides taken centre stage. But experts constituent retired that portion recognising women for the carework is simply a measurement towards progress, measures to fortify the women workforce are lacking.