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, , Volume 30, Issue 2.