Abstract
he purpose of this research article is to comprehend the political participation of women in Pakistan and historical steps for reshaping the political environment. The functional, structural and institutional barriers have restricted women participation in politics. Women in Pakistan are discouraged to become the part of a male dominating political system. Legislation and constitutional agendas can assure the existing situation. The descriptive and explanatory approach with primary and secondary available data used to assess the women representation in Pakistani politics. The world democracies have ensured the equal political representation without discrimination of male and female. The electoral system should be redesign and restructure to guarantee the women involvement in a political structure according female population ratio. Equality based society would help Pakistan to strengthen and stable the political institutions.

Farzana Zaheer Syed, Dr. Humaira Masood Dar. (2017) Women Political Participation in Pakistan: Steps towards Reshaping the Political Environment, Orient Research Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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