Mainstreaming Gender in Politics in Bangladesh

Role of NGOs

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6233500
AutoresPranab Kumar Panday (0000-0002-8098-4147), Feldman (0000-0002-7137-2448), Shelley Feldman
Año2015
Volumen23
Número3
Páginas301-320
Fecha de publicación2015-09-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAsian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02185377.2015.1055772
OpenAlexW2200247863
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas25

Gender mainstreaming’ has been regarded as one of the strongest approaches to deal with the issue of equality policy for women. In order to mainstream women in the political process, a number of NGOs have been carrying out different programs in Bangladesh for building awareness among women so that they could opt for participation in the political process. The paper analyzes the role of NGOs in the process of mainstreaming gender in politics in Bangladesh in general and in the enactment of the Local Government (Union Parishad) (Second Amendment) Act of 1997 in particular. Based on empirical data collected through an open-ended structured questionnaire and available secondary data, the study findings reveal that despite having no formal access to the policy process, NGOs augment participation of women in the political process through informal means as is exemplified by their training programs that enhance women's social and economic status

Civil society · Economic growth · Economics · Gender equality · Gender mainstreaming · Government (linguistics · Mainstream · Mainstreaming · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Public Administration