Women participation in Local Government (UP): A study of rural Bangladesh.
Women participation in Local Government (UP): A study of rural Bangladesh. Abstract: Women empowerment or participation in governing process through gender sensitive particular policies are prerequisite for achieving meaningful development in any developing country such as Bangladesh. This particular issue has been recognized as such in the context of policy reforms in both governmental and local government domain. Recent local government reform in Bangladesh has led to creation of quota for women in grassroots independent institutions (Khan and Fardaus, 2006). In the context of local government, women’s concerns had risen irregularly and were emphasized in the government transformation agenda as evident in the last Local Government Reform of 1997 (Khan and Fardaus 2006). As a momentous effect, Local Government (UP) Amendment Act 1997 was broadcasted. It provides 3 directly elected women members in the Union Parishad from 3 reserved seats (Khan and Fardaus, 2006). Howev...