Politics Of Women Empowerment: A Case Study Of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program (BBSYDP) In Sindh, Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorShah, Erum
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T01:32:12Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T01:32:12Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractWomen 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).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7929
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectLinkages between government policies anden_US
dc.subjectthe process of women empowermenten_US
dc.titlePolitics Of Women Empowerment: A Case Study Of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program (BBSYDP) In Sindh, Pakistanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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