e or was condemned to float around the margins? Also, mainstream history texts continued to exclude women's research, the tendency still being to view women's history as separate, not mainstream. Will her story then only serve to ghettoize women further? Herstory was a clear case of the women's movement informing and reinforcing women's studies. The extent to which women's studies informed the movement was an area for scrutiny. These were points to ponder and perhaps include in further agendas. The good thing about such interactions was that they brought students of women's studies out of the ivory tower into the real world. This is essential if such fledgling areas of study were to be vibrant and relevant. They also provided a stimulating meeting ground for citizens who were interested in women's issues. The large presence of men was a welcome sign and showed that women's issues were being taken with the seriousness they deserved.Panchayat polls: women voters outnumber men this time The Times of India News Service BELLARY: Women voters are more in number than the men in the zilla panchayat and taluk panchayat elections. Deputy Commissioner Rajkamal told reporters on Tuesday that the total number of voters were 8,07,724 and of them 3,99,065 were men and about 9,594 women voters were more than men taking to the total to 4,08,659.Women aren't ready to take the wheel in buses By Vinita G. Singh TWO years ago, when the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation opened up the job of bus drivers to women expectations ran high. But till date, not a single recruitment has been made -- the primary reason being that no women candidates have come forward to take control of the wheel. While khaki-clad women holding leather bags and issuing tickets on KSRTC (including BMTC) buses are now quite a familiar sight, it appears that women are not too eager to become drivers. Chief traffic manager BMTC, Dastagir Sharief says, "As part of our 30 per cent re...
