Younas Khan

Does Sociological Institutions Impede Women Politics in Pakistan Younas Khan

The study explored religious traits, pertaining social life dynamics of life were highly in favor of males. The major impediments alluding towards women indictment and poor plight with regards to their political status was immensely overshadowed by the observance of purdha, consensus amongst contesting parties to ban women to cast vote. Moreover, the clergy role by declaring women voting as a religious taboo had the highly damaging social repercussion. These clergies were found to be misinterpreting in the shape of edicts to prevent women to come and join this vital aspect of human. In addition, the male control over family resources leaving women with a high degree of social and economic dependence and they are being taught to work inside homes, while males had to discharge the duty of bread owner. By virtue of economic dependence, social and economic destitute, a woman of to be considered for politics even, however, considered to be risky with higher chances of failure; due to the extreme poor social status of women; and a rigid social system, not allowing women to step in with political motives. Furthermore, widespread illiteracy was ascertained as another tumbling factor.