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Title Issues and challenges for women in creating spaces at decision making levels ( A Case study of Pakistan Muslim League-N)

Author(s) Zainab Bibi

Abstract This study is about finding out the issues and challenges to women in creating spaces at decision making levels in the major political parties of Pakistan. The overarching aim was to evaluate women political participation and political decision making in the political party of Pakistan, PML (N). In order to fulfill the objective, mixed method approach has been used where data has been gathered and analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. For quantitative data, structured questionnaire has been distributed and received and responses were analyzed through SPSS (Descriptive analysis). For qualitative data, interviews have been conducted from key stakeholders and responses were analyzed through Thematic Analysis as suggested by Braun & Clarke (2006). Collectively, the findings of the study suggests that there are various factors that weaken women political participation and political decision making. The broad issues include culture of male dominance, lack of acceptance by the society, systemic halts, imbalanced political parties in terms of gender, lack of leadership potential in women, threats of social vulnerability, secondary role of women, incapacities for empowering women. There are number of specific issues related to each broad issues have also been identified i.e. social image, persistence of historical patterns, opportunity gap, supposed psychological satisfaction, religious excuses, inferiority complex, weak movement, confrontation of discouraging behavior, less membership in political parties, rigid leadership, less influence of women, motivation gap, lack of essential pre-requisites, weak economic status, vulnerability of scandalization, gender sensitivity, less admiration, less compatible environment, weak gender policies and negligence about women. This thesis is a case study based on the responses gathered from the sample drawn from only PML (N). Further studies can be done based on comparative analysis of two or more political parties to find more specific issues and challenges that affect women political participation and political decision making so as to create more awareness and to empower women politically.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Management Sciences

Department Governance and Public Policy

Language English

Publication Date 2019-10-17

Subject Research Thesis M.Phil

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