Politics Of Women Empowerment: A Case Study Of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program (BBSYDP) In Sindh, Pakistan
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Date
2018-06
Authors
Shah, Erum
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
Women empowerment has been one of the core policy objectives of
Asian governments and Pakistan is not an isolated case. This research
study investigated the link between the women empowerment policies and
their implementation on the ground taking Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth
Development Program (BBSYDP) of Sindh as a case in point. To comply
with the global discourse of women empowerment and development, the
Government of Pakistan has taken many policy steps to empower women
in the last seven decades. Despite of these efforts, the socio-economic
and political status of women on the ground has not improved
significantly as envisioned b y the ‘stated policies’. This study
investigated and explored the linkages between government policies and
the process of women empowerment. This empirical study has been
carried out b y applying John Kingdom’s Multiple Stream Policy Process
Theory and Naila Kabeer’s Empowerment Theory. The field research was
carried out in Sindh province of Pakistan during 2015. Employing a
qualitative methodology, the study has used both primary and secondary
data sources. Primary data was based on the 14 key informants’
interviews with government and non-government policy actors. In
addition, four (4) focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducte d with
beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth
Development Program (BBSYDP).
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Linkages between government policies and , the process of women empowerment