Q69: The process of 33% reservation in state legislative assemblies and... - Gender Sensitization and Empowerment - Agricultural Extension Education- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024 | Agrigyan

• Gender Equity vs. Gender Equality:
• Gender Equity: Recognizes that women and men have different historical, social, and structural disadvantages; therefore, fairness requires affirmative measures, special reservations, and compensatory treatments to establish a level playing field.
• Providing 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies (enacted via the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam / 106th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023) is a classic manifestation of Gender Equity enacted as affirmative action to achieve substantive gender equality in political governance.

Correct option: (2) Gender equity