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Women, political parties and social movements in South Asia
| Publish Place | Geneva |
| Publisher | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) |
| Publish Year | 2005 |
| Pages | V, 37p. |
| ISBN/ISSN | 9290850574 |
| Language | English/Engels |
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| Description | The paper will address a range of issues concerning women, parties and movements in South Asia. What are the major determinants of the success of political parties in recruiting, retaining and promoting women? A second issue concerns the strategies that parties adopt to gain women’s support during elections. Parties have increasingly directed their appeals at particular groups, including women, by addressing their distinctive interests and identities and by having women organize electoral campaigns. At what point, if any, do parties that receive significant support from women feel compelled to represent their interests? Third, what is the relationship between women’s leadership and women’s representation in political parties? From Srimavo Bandranaike to Chandrika Kumaratunga, Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Hasina, Indira Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto, South Asia has had the largest number of female heads of state of any region in the world. What impact have they had on women’s participation in party politics during their tenure in office? A fourth issue concerns relationships between political parties and social movements. How successful have women’s movements been when they have tried to strengthen parties’ commitments to gender equality? |
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