Abstract
The current study is designed to examine the level of political
empowerment of female councilors. Interview schedule was
used as an instrument to collect data. A sample of 200
respondents was taken by Proportionate Stratified Random
Sampling. Results indicated that half of the respondents were
illiterate and belong to the poor families. Massive majority of
women councilors were affiliated with PMLN and had no selfinterest to participate in local government election but they
participated due to the pressure of landlord, influential persons
of community and their family. Large portion of councilors had
no agenda or future plans for the women of their community.
They were unaware regarding the decision making powers and
responsibilities of local government institutions as given by
Local Government Act, 2013. Study revealed that literacy and
political background was significantly associated with women
empowerment. Hence there should be trainings programs to
create awareness about their roles and responsibilities to
enhance their political empowerment.
Dr. Aaqib Shahzad Alvi , Rana Imran Ahmed , Ayesha Ahmad. (2020) Level of Women’s Political Empowerment in Local Government System: A Study of Female Counselors in District Sargodha, Pakistan Social Sciences Review, Volume 4, Issue 1.
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