The gendered cost of NATO in Pakistan

[...]in order to qualify as a candidate in the 2002 elections, a new rule required that hopefuls had to be university graduates. Since men in religious parties tend to be educated at madrassahs(religious seminaries) rather than secular institutes, this led to many women graduates fielding in proxy f...

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Published in:OpenDemocracy (London) 2012-04
Main Author: Afiya Shehrbano Zia
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:Italian
Subjects:
Activists
Adultery
Alliances
Bhutto, Benazir
Democracy
Elections
Gender
Parliamentary committees
Political activism
Political leadership
Political representation
Religion
Women
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Summary:[...]in order to qualify as a candidate in the 2002 elections, a new rule required that hopefuls had to be university graduates. Since men in religious parties tend to be educated at madrassahs(religious seminaries) rather than secular institutes, this led to many women graduates fielding in proxy for male candidates. According to them, domestic violence is often an impulsive act on part of the husband when the woman tries to become head of the household.
ISSN:1476-5888