Verkkocarole spary is an associate professor and director of the asia research institute at the university of nottingham, uk.
She is the author of performing representation:
Women members in the indian parliament (with prof.
Oxford university press 2019) and gender, development, and the state in india (routledge 2019).
On a global scale, india ranks very poorly in terms of gender equality.
This overall indicator masks important heterogeneities across the separate measures of female empowerment.
India scores very highly with regards to equality of civil liberties and the political participation of women.
Verkkothis study explores whether such changed portrayals in the media are also positively perceived and if there is an impact on the status of women in the social reality of india.
The study examined gender perceptions through focus group discussions with participants from gen x and gen z cohorts.
Verkkothe survey finds that indians accept women as political leaders, but many favor traditional gender roles in family life.