Do Women Represent Women? An Analysis of Bills Introduced by Women Members of the National Assembly of Pakistan

Shehla Gul; Prof. Dr Naushad Khan; Nasir Khan

doi:10.36902/rjsser-vol2-iss1-2021(60-70)

Shehla Gul PhD Scholar & Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Islamia College Peshawar
Prof. Dr Naushad Khan Dean Faculty of Arts and Languages, Islamia College, Peshawar
Nasir Khan Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36902/rjsser-vol2-iss1-2021(60-70)

Keywords: Women Representation, Quota, legislative bodies, Governance

Abstract

This study is an attempt to evaluate the impact of the presence of women in the National Assembly of Pakistan. It analyses the effect of the inclusion of women in the legislative bodies on the policies and laws of the country. With increasing demand and participation of women in politics the question of the impact of women presence in the legislative bodies arises. This study makes an analysis of the bills introduced by women members in the National Assembly and categorizes it under different headings. The study concludes that women members were more interested in resolving issues of women and piloted women related agenda to the floor of the house but this concern does not ensures any substantive change in policy making due to the influence of other variables i.e. method of election on reserved seats for women and party affiliations etc.