Gender equality and the quota provisions: a sustainable development in Women’s participation in Politics in Pakistan.
Abstract
This study, through a qualitative descriptive method, examines the nature of sociocultural frameworks, formal and informal rules of candidates’ selection, power structures, and quota systems in political parties in Pakistan. Besides, this article spotlights the process of democracy, institutional and recruitment practices and their impact on females’ substantive participation, their representation in policy-making and legislation in Pakistan. This paper suggests long term planning for gender equality is much needed instead of short-term quota systems because women can better represent women’s issues by taking part in communities’ decision-making groups either domestic or national.
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