Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Karnataka Congress Lawmaker Calls Out Misogyny Over Dressing
A woman politician in India named Nayana Jhawar spoke about the mean comments she gets online because of what she wears.
She says people judge her for wearing dresses, jeans, or sleeveless clothes and say she's not working hard.
She also points out that male politicians don't get judged for their clothes.
She wants to speak up about this unfair treatment of women in politics.
Karnataka Congress MLA Nayana Jhawar faces online abuse for wearing 'Western' clothing.
She receives derogatory comments and accusations about her commitment to public service.
Jhawar highlights the double standards as male politicians are rarely judged based on attire.
She plans to confront abusive commenters directly in the future.
Her immediate focus is to call out the misogyny faced by women leaders.
- Who
- Nayana Jhawar, Karnataka Congress MLA
- What
- Online abuse for wearing 'Western' clothing
- When
- Recently (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Karnataka, India
- Why
- Deep-rooted misogyny and double standards in political discourse
- Name
- Nayana Jhawar
- Position
- Karnataka Congress MLA
- Constituency
- Chikkamagalur
- Issue
- Online abuse for 'Western' dressing
- Platform
