http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).05
10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).05
Published : Sep 2021
History of Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study from Political Slogan to Practices (1947 to 2008
Women's empowerment is promoting women's sagacity of self-worth, capability to decide their personal choices, and right to sway societal change for themselves. Empowering women is equipping them with utensils they want to have influence and power over their personal lives. Political parties during elections campaigns promise gender equality and women empowerment but these promises remained unfulfilled. It is a pragmatic issue in Pakistan as it ranked approximately at bottom of the Gender Gap Index - 151st out of 153 countries. The 1973 Constitution protects women's rights under various Articles. The study aims to examine women's empowerment in Pakistan from slogans to practices. It will also examine the political manifestos of parties during election campaigns and after occupying political power. The qualitative method with an exploratory approach was adopted to find out the answers to the research questions. No country can develop until half of the population actively participates in state affairs.
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Women Empowerment, Human Rights, Women Rights, 1973 Constitution
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(1) Nayab Kanwal
M.Phil Scholar, Department of Pakistan Studies, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Asia Saif Alvi
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and IR, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Hamid Iqbal
PhD Scholar, Department of History, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Kanwal, N., Alvi, A. S., & Iqbal, H. (2021). History of Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study from Political Slogan to Practices (1947 to 2008. Global Sociological Review, VI(III), 32-39. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).05
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CHICAGO : Kanwal, Nayab, Asia Saif Alvi, and Hamid Iqbal. 2021. "History of Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study from Political Slogan to Practices (1947 to 2008." Global Sociological Review, VI (III): 32-39 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).05
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HARVARD : KANWAL, N., ALVI, A. S. & IQBAL, H. 2021. History of Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study from Political Slogan to Practices (1947 to 2008. Global Sociological Review, VI, 32-39.
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MHRA : Kanwal, Nayab, Asia Saif Alvi, and Hamid Iqbal. 2021. "History of Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study from Political Slogan to Practices (1947 to 2008." Global Sociological Review, VI: 32-39
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MLA : Kanwal, Nayab, Asia Saif Alvi, and Hamid Iqbal. "History of Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study from Political Slogan to Practices (1947 to 2008." Global Sociological Review, VI.III (2021): 32-39 Print.
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OXFORD : Kanwal, Nayab, Alvi, Asia Saif, and Iqbal, Hamid (2021), "History of Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study from Political Slogan to Practices (1947 to 2008", Global Sociological Review, VI (III), 32-39
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TURABIAN : Kanwal, Nayab, Asia Saif Alvi, and Hamid Iqbal. "History of Women Empowerment in Pakistan: A Study from Political Slogan to Practices (1947 to 2008." Global Sociological Review VI, no. III (2021): 32-39. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-III).05