Research study : gender, power relations and decentralisation in Pakistan
Date
2008
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Rural Support Programmes Network, Islamabad, PK
Abstract
The research was premised on the assumption that women municipal Councillors would be in a position to engage with women community members and to pay special attention to their needs. It was thus intended to illustrate issues and factors that enable or impede the participation of women elected representatives in local government. There were 1,472 elected women Councillors in 5 Districts sampled in 2005. This study interviewed close to 24% of the elected women, selected at random. They represent both urban and rural areas and belonged to all three tiers of local government. The paper provides a detailed report on the research and survey responses.
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DECENTRALIZATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, GENDER ANALYSIS, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL LEVEL, DEMOCRATIZATION, LIVELIHOODS, PAKISTAN, SOUTH ASIA