The idea is simple: fifty percent of representatives should be female and fifty percent male. If the Parliament is meant to be a representative body of the people, gender representation should be a main pillar of how the Parliament is constituted. Naysayers say that if the objective is to promote the role of women in government, such a measure undermines the ability of women to be elected on their own. But the Parliament is not there as a platform for competition for power that works under the banner of 'let the best win' but instead it is foremost a body of representation of the people. That is the first and most important tenant of a well formed Parliament. Therefore a mandatory fifty percent distribution for males and females is necessary.
