Women Participation in Local Governmentin Pakistan(1958-2001)

Authors

  • UZMA KHAN
  • SAIMA KHAN
  • DR. ADNAN AHMAD

Keywords:

Local government, Pakistan, Women, Representation & Participation

Abstract

Societies can never develop without women participation. Local government system gives
better chances for the contribution of citizens in governance at the local level and good
choice policy thus proof to strengthen the political participation of women at local level.
In Pakistan Local government system for the first time was introduced by Gen. Ayub
Khan and then by other rulers of Pakistan with different seats of women representation &
participation in their respective governments. This research is an attempt to analyze to
the history of women participation in local government in Pakistan.

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Published

2021-12-21

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2017)

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