Unpacking Bangladesh’s ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act of 2010

Q1 Social Sciences

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI:10.1080/13552074.2021.1978727

Pragyna Mahpara

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This article unpacks the ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the case of the adoption and implementation of the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) (DVPP) Act 2010 of Bangladesh. It looks at two forms of women’s leadership, one at the civil society/women’s movement level and the other at the female elected representatives at the parliament and executive level, and analyses under what circumstances female leadership can play a role in policy adoption. The case of the DVPP Act provides an interesting example of the ‘leadership paradox’ as women in leadership positions (both in the civil society/women’s movement level and the parliamentary and executive level) successfully strategised to gain access to key decision makers and move forward their agenda during the DVPP Act’s adoption. However, this efficiency did not translate into implementation, showing that female leadership did play a role in policy adoption, but they do not have the same strength in policy implementation.

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通过2010年《家庭暴力（预防和保护）法》破解孟加拉国的“妇女领导悖论”

摘要本文通过孟加拉国2010年《家庭暴力（预防和保护）法》的通过和实施，揭示了“妇女领导悖论”。它考察了妇女领导的两种形式，一种是民间社会/妇女运动一级的领导，另一种是议会和行政一级的女性民选代表，并分析了女性领导在何种情况下可以在政策制定中发挥作用。DVPP法案为“领导悖论”提供了一个有趣的例子，因为担任领导职位的妇女（无论是在民间社会/妇女运动层面，还是在议会和行政层面）成功地制定了战略，以便在DVPP法案通过期间接触关键决策者并推进其议程。然而，这种效率并没有转化为执行，这表明女性领导层确实在政策制定中发挥了作用，但她们在政策执行中没有同样的力量。

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Gender and Development Social Sciences-Gender Studies

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