Abstract
Ever since the increase in the number of women representatives in
Pakistan’s legislature through reserved seats is made, gender politics
has taken a lot of significance in the political landscape of Pakistan.
Women thus entering in legislative institutions are expected, of course,
to voice and advance issues relevant to women, family and children, i.e.
pursue the traditional gender agenda. At the same time, they are
expected to include gender perspective while addressing other public
issues of mainstream politics. This paper seeks to answer the question
as which areas of interests and priorities women representatives in the
National Assembly of Pakistan have highlighted in policy output, and to
what extent they raised the issues pertaining to public issues and
mainstream politics. Private Members Bills presented by the women
representatives in National Assembly of Pakistan during 2010-15 were
examined. Performance of women representatives was found
phenomenal and not limited to raising issues of women, children and
marginalized segments of the society. Rather, activities of women
legislators reflected a much broader variety of interests, and not simply
limited to those areas traditionally thought to be of women’s interest.
Nadia Khan. (2018) WOMEN LEGISLATORS AND THEIR INTERESTS IN POLICY MAKING IN PAKISTAN: A STUDY OF PRIVATE MEMBERS BILLS PRESENTED IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DURING 2010-15, Pakistan , Volume 54, Issue 1.
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