Quota not the answer to women8217;s problems

She said just quota would not solve their problems, as it was more important that they be recognised and have a say in matters that concern the society at large. 8220;Reservation for women would mean more woman faces in Parliament, but before that people need to understand issues pertaining to women.8221;

Addressing the gathering, Nandini Manjrekar of the Women Studies Research Centre pointed out that women8217;s movement in the country was started not for reservations, but for security.

Manjrekar said that though reservation was a good step, as there would be more women representation, it was only a cosmetic solution to problems faced by women.

Most of the participants felt that reservations would only increase the number of women in Parliament, but not help solve their problems. Women would be treated as a separate entity in the society, they said.