Title: Gender, local governance, and culture

Authors: Zaman, Jawziya F.

Place: [London]

Publisher: Department for international development (DFID). UK aid

Year: [ca. 2007]

Journal: Briefing paper : governance / UK aid, Department for international development

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, governance, gender, political participation, women in politics, pakistan

Abstract: This paper examines some of the ways in which Pakistan’s local governance system attempts to create legitimate spaces for women’s political participation. Obstacles arise from an interaction of maladministration, legal ambiguities, and local customs.

URL: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/WomenEmpMus/WEMC_WP_Zaman.pdf

Document type: Portal