EMPOWERMENT AS A SOURCE OF WOMEN’S POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE: A CASE STUDY OF MULTAN DIVISION

Abstract

Background and Objectives; Women are one half of the population in Pakistan Community and play a very sustaining role in every sphere of life but they are omitted and oppressed from the major decisions of society like politics and social concerns at broader level of community. The research study endeavors to determine socio-cultural, economic, education and political factors which are also challengeable, opportunity provider and become the source for empowering in Local Governance of Multan Division. The major purpose is to find the relationship between empowerment and women’s political performance in local governance in Multan division.
Design: Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
Setting: The quantitative research approach used to demonstrate the final findings of research study. Lady councilors who elected in last local governance election of Punjab, Pakistan(2015-2019).
Participants: The random sampling used to target the Lady Councilors of Multan Division. 415 Lady Councilors as research participants selected as a sample size which adapted to (from Four Districts of Multan Division -Khanewal, Lodhra, Multan, Vehari) from 990 (Lady Councilors from Multan Division) as a universe of target population.
Tool and Analysis Method: Structured questionnaire formulated by using Likert scale. Frequency distribution analysis method adopted to orient final outcomes of study.
Conclusion: Social, political, and economic Empowerment are more associated with Women Political Participation than educational and political concerns management factors. There is a need of advance prospective cohort studies for endorsement.