期刊名称：South Asian Studies : A Research Journal of South Asian Studies
印刷版ISSN：1026-678X
出版年度：2015
卷号：30
期号：2
页码：201-213
出版社：University of the Punjab, Lahore
摘要：The objective of the current study is to find out the male’s perception about female political participation. Prior researchers in this area were mostly quantitative hence the current study is a qualitative study to get an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon. This study used purposive sampling technique and the findings of the study are based on 20 in-depth interviews and 2 focus group discussions. The study concluded that religious, economic and patriarchal mind-set is the main factors that hinder women in the field of politics. The findings of the current study can be effectively used to make women participate in a more productive way by increasing the awareness at the grass root level and by making appropriate policies and the national level.
关键词：Women; Politics; local power structures; state institutions.
