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Title CHALLENGES AND ISSUES TO ELECTED WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES: A CASE STUDY OF PUNJAB ASSEMBLY

Author(s) Ms. Saba Lodhi

Abstract Women have become the part of the legislative processes in national as well as provincial assemblies in Pakistan. Often women parliamentarians were viewed and considered as quota filling seaters. Now the trend has been changing. But the question arises what are the issues and challenges they face during the performance of these roles and responsibilities? The study aims at exploring the answer of this broad question by following the ontological stance of interpretive school of thought. A sample of 11 women parliamentarians of Punjab Assembly, 4 male parliamentarians, 4 Punjab Assembly officials and 2 NGO representatives were selected for inDepth interviews. Thematic analysis technique was used for data analysis. Findings of the study indicate as well as highlight the issues and challenges that women parliamentarian faced i.e. marginalization due to public-private dichotomy, Gender biasness in political preference, extreme party dependency, dual role expectations and lack of political skills and experience a few to mention. This study concludes that the majority of challenges that women parliamentarians face, will be minimized by creating gender responsive culture in parliament. Keywords: Punjab assembly, women parliamentarians, challenges, service delivery

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Management Sciences

Department Governance and Public Policy

Language English

Publication Date 2019-05-16

Subject Research Thesis M.Phil

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