Roadblocks Remain: Constraints to Women's Political Participation in Pakistan

Rahman, Natalya; Thompson, Sarah

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“…For example, encouraging women's mobility for education, jobs or for advancing their career opportunities is imperative. Rahman and Thompson (2022) in their Pakistan-based study indicate that the steps to strengthen women's political participation in developing democracies need to be reinforced by women's mobility. In addition, a policy will have no impact unless it is adequately funded.…”

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Issues and challenges for women in creating spaces at decision-making levels: A case study of Pakistan Muslim league-N

Gul

Kausar

2022

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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In many Western and Asian countries, women’s empowerment has increased significantly, yet women are still underrepresented in political participation and political decision-making. This study explores the political engagement of women in a society that discriminates against them on the basis of their sex, and in a political system that is heavily patriarchal. The study is aimed at exploring the issues and challenges that women confront in political participation and decision-making in the party political space. To achieve this goal, a qualitative approach has been adopted, in which data has been collected and processed in a qualitative manner. This research conducts a case study of Pakistan Muslim League (N) which served as a sample for data collection. Thematic analysis has been used to decipher the comments of important stakeholders interviewed for qualitative data, as described by Braun and Clarke. Although literature has studied the complex of multiple interlinked causes for women’s insufficient and ineffective political participation, this article presents a novel way to explore those issues and a thematic way to understand their complexity. However, the study's findings indicate that women's political engagement and decision-making are hampered for a variety of reasons. A male-dominated culture, lack of social acceptance, structural halts, gender-imbalanced political parties, societal vulnerability threats and an inability to empower women are a few of the main concerns. Numerous specific problems have been identified as well, such as the persistence of historical patterns and the opportunity gap as well as psychological satisfaction and religious excuses for the lack of political participation and the vulnerability of being scandalized, weak economic status and gender sensitivity in the workplace. In Pakistani society, these highlighted variables are so firmly ingrained in the political and social structure that they are mostly taken for granted and go unnoticed.

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Issues and challenges for women in creating spaces at decision-making levels: A case study of Pakistan Muslim league-N

Gul

Kausar

2022

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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“…Pakistan is ranked as the sixth most populous country in the world, as the population of the country is growing, and this makes Pakistan a good zone to expand for every industry and better investment opportunities (Rahman & Thompson, 2022). However, the economy of Pakistan is not growing up to the mark in comparison to other countries in the region.…”

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Half a Loaf is better than none: A Qualitative Study of Investors in a Developing Country

Riaz,

Ashfaq,

Ahmad

2022

CISSMP

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The study is conducted to explore the available investment avenues when the market is highly volatile, the interest rate is high, and contractionary monetary policy is in place by the central bank. A phenomenological research design was used to conduct the study. Data were collected from ten finance professionals who were full time investors with more than five years of experience. Data was collected through structured interviews, and thematic analysis was applied for data analysis. The validity of the data was checked through member checking and reviewed by an expert in the field of investment and economic policy. The themes reported that the safest investment avenue available at present is fixed deposits, but there is a hurdle of strict tax laws. Investors are not clear about the future direction of the present Government. Small scale private investors, students, and researchers studying Government policies may be benefited from the findings of this research to formulate their investment strategies. This study helps the potential investor to better invest in the most suitable avenues available when the market is highly uncertain and the policies of the Government are rigid. The study fills the gap as there is a lack of research in Pakistan in this context.

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Canvassing the Gatekeepers: A Field Experiment to Increase Women Voters’ Turnout in Pakistan

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How can we close persistent gender gaps in political participation? We develop a theory highlighting the role of male household members as “gatekeepers” of women’s participation in patriarchal settings and argue that the answer involves targeting these men. We conduct a field experiment in Pakistan and find that targeting women with a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote campaign has no effect on their turnout in a national election. However, women’s turnout increases substantially when male household members are canvassed to support women’s participation. Households where both men and women are canvassed see the largest increases in women’s turnout and additional increases in political discussion and men’s practical support to help women vote. Using a costly behavioral measure, we also demonstrate lasting effects on men’s supportive behavior in these households two months after the election. Our results address the importance, and tangible benefits, of engaging men to ease constraints that hinder equal participation.

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Roadblocks Remain: Constraints to Women's Political Participation in Pakistan

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Issues and challenges for women in creating spaces at decision-making levels: A case study of Pakistan Muslim league-N

Issues and challenges for women in creating spaces at decision-making levels: A case study of Pakistan Muslim league-N

Half a Loaf is better than none: A Qualitative Study of Investors in a Developing Country

Canvassing the Gatekeepers: A Field Experiment to Increase Women Voters’ Turnout in Pakistan

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