Definition
Women in parliamentary politics refer to the group of women elected to a national legislature through direct or indirect election who try to influence government and lawmakers to address gender needs and make women-friendly laws and policies.
Introduction
Women comprise a little more than half of the world’s population. Although they have contributed substantially to the social and economic development of societies, their participation in formal political structures and processes remains marginal globally (Bari 2005) regardless of the level of modernization within countries. On average, women occupy 25% of seats in national parliaments (Inter-Parliamentary Union [IPU] 2020). Except in countries that feature legislated quotas, there is no country either developed or developing where women are represented in politics in...
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Ara, F., Northcote, J. (2020). Women in Parliamentary Politics: Comparing the Barriers to Their Participation in Australia and Bangladesh. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_4122-1
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