The Importance of Gender Quotas in Patriarchal and Clientelistic Polities: The Case of Pakistan

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2021.1882826

M. Mufti, Farida Jalalzai

引用次数: 9

Abstract

ABSTRACT Has the Pakistani Parliament achieved its promised goal of normalizing women’s political participation through the adoption of reserved seat quotas? Based on original surveys and interviews conducted with 95 women who have been elected to reserved and non-reserved seats in the Pakistani Parliament between 2002 and 2013, our findings demonstrate that women seldom successfully win non-reserved seats. Patriarchy remains a pervasive feature in Pakistan and limits women’s access to patronage networks. Party elites tend to question women’s perceived qualifications to successfully contest non-reserved seats. Exceptions to this general rule include women hailing from entrenched political families who can convince party leaders that they have the necessary resources to wage viable campaigns or serve as temporary placeholders of male relatives.

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性别配额在父权制和客户主义政治中的重要性：以巴基斯坦为例

巴基斯坦议会是否通过保留席位配额实现了其承诺的使妇女政治参与正常化的目标?基于对2002年至2013年间当选巴基斯坦议会保留席位和非保留席位的95名女性的原始调查和访谈，我们的研究结果表明，女性很少成功赢得非保留席位。父权制在巴基斯坦仍然是一个普遍的特征，限制了妇女进入赞助网络。党内精英们倾向于质疑人们认为女性有资格成功争夺非保留席位。这一普遍规律的例外情况包括出身于根深蒂固的政治家庭的女性，她们可以说服政党领导人，她们有必要的资源来开展可行的竞选活动，或者充当男性亲属的临时占位者。

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Journal of Women Politics & Policy Multiple-

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1.80

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy explores women and their roles in the political process as well as key policy issues that impact women''s lives. Articles cover a range of tops about political processes from voters to leaders in interest groups and political parties, and office holders in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (including the increasingly relevant international bodies such as the European Union and World Trade Organization). They also examine the impact of public policies on women''s lives in areas such as tax and budget issues, poverty reduction and income security, education and employment, care giving, and health and human rights — including violence, safety, and reproductive rights — among many others. This multidisciplinary, international journal presents the work of social scientists — including political scientists, sociologists, economists, and public policy specialists — who study the world through a gendered lens and uncover how gender functions in the political and policy arenas. Throughout, the journal places a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other dimensions of women''s experiences.