Title: Gender, power-relations and decentralisation in Pakistan : decentralisation and women's rights in South Asia research project

Authors: Khan, Virginia A. and Bibi, Shakila

Place: New Delhi

Publisher: IDRC. Regional office for South Asia

Year: 2008

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Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, affirmative action programmes, political participation, local government, pakistan

Abstract: The relevance of political decentralization in Pakistan to women councillors’ roles as public representatives is analysed, including whether electoral affirmative action has granted legitimacy to women as political actors with a voice, agency capacity to respond to the needs of their constituents.

URL: http://www.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/12442176011Pakistan_Final_Technical_Progress_Report_July_08.pdf

Document type: Portal