TITLE OF THE PAPER: COMPARING WOMEN IN WEST AFRICA AND

INDIA: THE POLITICAL MIRROR

- Tejaswini Ranjan1
This is a descriptive as well as a comparative study. The paper focuses upon that
population in West Africa which follow the Islamic conducts; socially and politically.
These are the regions where the social and political status of the women has been the
most disputed one. In the political arena, women have secluded to participate in the social
front. When we look upon the Indian society, we can sense the transition of the orthodox
traditionalism and the customs which used to bound the women to an unjust extent. This
paper makes a comparative study of political study of the political rights of women in the
two regions; past, present and the expected future. Also, since political rights are closely
related to political rights; this work of research also highlights the reasons why women in
the West African region are constrained by discriminatory attitudes of their society. The
paper also takes in account the Political History, Systems, Laws and the Regional Trends.

1 BALLB Student at Chanakya National Law University, Patna, Co-editor at Law Mantra, Student Editor
at Legal Desire, Editor in Chief, Pragamana.