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- Title
MAINSTREAMING WOMEN IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM: THE CASE OF BANGLADESH.
- Authors
Sogra, Khair Jahan
- Abstract
In 1995, after the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, the Government of Bangladesh adopted the strategy of mainstreaming women for its women population's development and advancement. As follow-up of the mainstreaming strategy, in 1997, the Government introduced direct election system for female members' reserved seats at the Union Parishads, which is the first/lowest level of civil administration. Consequently, two local level elections were held in 1997 and 2003, and approximately 13,000 women were elected as the Union Parishads members. Nonetheless, this sheer increase in numbers at the local administration has achieved very little in changing the women's positions or conditions in the society. This paper has tried to identify the causes of less effectiveness of the female members of Union Parishads, and has suggested some measures to rectify the situation. The paper is based on the secondary as well as primary information.
- Subjects
BEIJING (China); CHINA; BANGLADESH; WOMEN in development; CONFERENCES &; conventions; LOCAL government
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies: Alam-e-Niswan, 2008, Vol 15, Issue 2, p117
- ISSN
1024-1256
- Publication type
Article