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From women's quota to "women's politics": the impact of gender quotas on political representations and practices in the Pakistani National Parliament

Die Bedeutung der Geschlechtsquoten im Hinblick auf politische Repräsentation und Praxis im pakistanischen Nationalparlament
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Dutoya, Virginie

Abstract

"Im Jahr 2002 verkündete der damalige pakistanische Präsident Pervez Musharraf, dass 17% der Sitze in Nationalversammlung und Senat künftig für Frauen reserviert seien. Wenngleich eine Quotenregelung kein Novum für das Land darstellte, war ihr Wert noch nie so hoch ausgefallen. Seit der Abschaffung ... view more

"Im Jahr 2002 verkündete der damalige pakistanische Präsident Pervez Musharraf, dass 17% der Sitze in Nationalversammlung und Senat künftig für Frauen reserviert seien. Wenngleich eine Quotenregelung kein Novum für das Land darstellte, war ihr Wert noch nie so hoch ausgefallen. Seit der Abschaffung der Quote im Jahr 1988 war die Repräsentation von Frauen im Parlament auf unter 3% gesunken. Als mit den Wahlen von 2002 dann 80 Frauen in die Nationalversammlung einzogen und ca. 20% aller Abgeordneten stellten, wurde die neue Regelung als bahnbrechend aufgefasst. Musharrafs Entscheidung erhielt viel Lob von Aktivistinnen der Frauenbewegung. Der Beitrag versucht zu beurteilen, wie Frauen sich in Diskurs und Praxis neue Wege geschaffen haben, um Politik zu machen. Während die Agency von Frauen durch Quotenregeln durchaus anerkannt wird, lautet die Argumentation aber auch, dass eine gesonderte Demarkation von 'Frauenpolitik' Einschränkungen mit sich bringen, zur Marginalisierung von Frauen beitragen und Genderstereotype verstärken kann." (Autorenreferat)... view less


"In 2002, the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced that 17% of the seats in the National Assembly and Senate would be reserved to women. Though quotas for women were not a new phenomenon in Pakistan, they had never reached this level. Moreover, after they had been dropped in 1988, the repr... view more

"In 2002, the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced that 17% of the seats in the National Assembly and Senate would be reserved to women. Though quotas for women were not a new phenomenon in Pakistan, they had never reached this level. Moreover, after they had been dropped in 1988, the representation of women in the Pakistani parliament fell under 3%. Thus the entry of more than 80 women in Parliament (about 20% of all MPs) in 2002 was considered as a game changer in Pakistani politics, and Musharraf's decision was generally praised by activists of the women's movement. The article tries to evaluate how women construct new ways to do politics in their discourses and practices, and what place gender norms and representations occupy in this process. While recognizing women's agency though quota regulations, it is also argued that a distinctive demarcation of 'women's politics' can bring about constraints, contribute to women's marginalization in the political field, and strengthen gender stereotypes." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
Pakistan; representation; practice; gender; gender policy; gender relations; gender-specific factors; quota; quotation; parliament; woman; women's movement; discourse; stereotype; South Asia; developing country; Asia

Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Method
descriptive study; empirical; quantitative empirical

Document language
English

Publication Year
2013

Page/Pages
p. 17-34

Journal
Femina Politica - Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft, 22 (2013) 2

Issue topic
Gender und politische Partizipation in Asien

ISSN
1433-6359

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0


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