Women Politicians Navigating the 바카라 사이트˜Hostile Environment바카라 사이트™ in Pakistan
This article examines women바카라 사이트™s experience of sexual harassment in the political 바카라 사이트˜workspace바카라 사이트™.
Abstract
Women in Pakistan operate within highly patriarchal contexts that promote their exclusion from public spaces; but those working in politics, the most public of spaces, defy these prevailing gender norms. This article examines women바카라 사이트™s experience of sexual harassment in the political 바카라 사이트˜workspace바카라 사이트™. It presents data from interviews, press and television coverage, social media, and an online survey, to explore how women바카라 사이트™s presence in politics is resisted by their male counterparts through the use of sexual harassment. It highlights the sexual harassment men use against women in politics, arguing that key features of political parties바카라 사이트™ organisational culture function as predictors of harassment. Despite laws and mechanisms for processing complaints, women in politics are unable to push for effective accountability. The article argues for improved accountability mechanisms within political parties and Assemblies to combat sex discrimination and harassment, while acknowledging that the problem may only increase when women achieve more prominence as politicians.
This work is part of the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) Research programme
Citation
Khan, A., Yousuf, Z. and Naqvi, S., (2020) Women Politicians Navigating the 바카라 사이트˜Hostile Environment바카라 사이트™ in Pakistan in (Tadros, M. and Edwards, J., Eds) Collective Action for Accountability on Sexual Harassment: Global Perspectives, IDS Bulletin 51.2: Brighton: IDS