Socio-economic Implications and Participation of Women in Pakistani Politics

Abstract

The present study was to access the impact of women participation in Pakistani politics and its socio-economic implications. The focus of this research to identified both sociological factors as well as economic factors that shape to female participation in politics. This study was conducted in Pakistani society where geographically specking near about more than half of population is female. Although Pakistani society essentially patriarchy society yet where the impact on Pakistani politics due to women cannot be ignored. During Zia ul Haq period some women organizations emerged for the rights of women and particularly their participation in politics but its culminated point reached during Mushraf era when women were given representation in the local body system as well as in national and provincial assemblies respectively. The main objectives of this study identify women participation in politics and its implications in socio economic and cultural factors. Among the social factors, family backgrounds mobilizations of society and dominant cultural norms were identify. While in the economic factors researcher focused on the contribution of women participation in various activities. The major findings of research were the majority of female politicians are well educated belongs to middle class and feudal class.