Abstract
The objective of the current study is to find out the male’s perception about female political
participation. Prior researchers in this area were mostly quantitative hence the current study
is a qualitative study to get an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon. This study used
purposive sampling technique and the findings of the study are based on 20 in-depth
interviews and 2 focus group discussions. The study concluded that religious, economic and
patriarchal mind-set is the main factors that hinder women in the field of politics. The
findings of the current study can be effectively used to make women participate in a more
productive way by increasing the awareness at the grass root level and by making
appropriate policies and the national level
Arfan Latif, Ahmed Usman , Jafar Riaz Kataria, Muhammad Abdullah. (2015) Female Political Participation in South Asia: a Case Study of Pakistan, South Asian Studies, Volume 30, Issue 2.
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