New Delhi, Oct 5: Women's Reservation Bill which calls for reserving 33 percent of seats for women in parliament and state assemblies continues to remain on the agenda and efforts are on to introduce it in the lower house, said Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday.
Speaking at the conclusion of the Seventh Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament on "gender sensitive parliaments", she said more women should come to parliament.
"We should have more women in the house. I personally called an all-party meeting to arrive on a consensus on the Women's Reservation Bill. We are working and this remains on our agenda," Kumar told reporters.
The meeting, attended by speakers from 12 countries, discussed ways to create a gender-sensitive parliamentary environment.
The meeting adopted a Delhi Declaration and committed to promote women's representation in parliament and other elected bodies.
The Women's Reservation Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha in 2010 but has been pending in the Lok Sabha due to lack of consensus among political parties.
The annual meeting of women speakers of parliaments is organised to provide to women presiding officers a forum to exchange ideas and experiences on gender issues which are of interest to national and international agendas.
