Empowering Women in Bangladesh: Gender and the Politics of Reserved Seats
Shajeda Aktar, "Empowering Women in Bangladesh: Gender and the Politics of Reserved Seats"
English | ISBN: 0367481812 | 2021 | 206 pages | EPUB | 1525 KB
English | ISBN: 0367481812 | 2021 | 206 pages | EPUB | 1525 KB
This book investigates the deep linkages between gender and grassroots politics. It studies how women candidates in Bangladesh are elected in reserved seats in the local government bodies and explores the challenges that they face both from within the domestic unit and from the government administration.
The book focuses on grassroots-level governance and provides a comparative study between selected rural and urban local government institutions in different socio-economic, educational, and cultural contexts. It documents loopholes in the system of quota seats for women, allocation of electoral constituency, and elected representatives’ rights and responsibilities. It also studies the life-changing impact of women at different levels of governance and society and offers important policy implications for furthering their participation and empowerment.
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