The Mixed Member Proportional System: Providing Greater Representation for Women?

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Role of institutional quality on women's empowerment—A case of highly gender unequal Asian countries

“…This representation is skewed toward men in Asian countries, even though special seats are reserved for female representatives in certain parliaments, like Pakistan. Proportional representation is needed to empower women to pursue their rights politically (Johnson‐Myers, 2016). Similarly, literacy equality can give women more opportunities to access the economic and political process (UNESCO, 2015).…”