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WOMENS ACTIVISM AND PAKISTANI STATE POLICIES A COMPARISON OF BENAZIR BHUTTO AND NAWAZ SHARIF GOVERNMENTS 19881999

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-I).07      10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-I).07      Published : Mar 2022

Women's Activism and Pakistani State Policies: A Comparison of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif Governments (1988-1999)

Abstract

    The purpose of this article is to trace the history of women's activism in Pakistan, as well as the policies of the Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League (N) Governments (1988-1999). This period after the revival of democracy following the military government is significant in understanding women's activism as well as the policies of two prime ministers with diametrically opposed ideological orientations. Explaining this movement's various expressions is necessary to comprehend its various phases. This study will help to identify the significance of specific historical circumstances, power structures, and national and international policy dynamics in shaping the women's rights movement in Pakistan. This study critically examines women's rights activism during the four terms of democratically elected prime ministers and how they responded to women's rights aspirations for equal status for women in society. This historical analysis is necessary to determine whether contemporary activism is a continuation of the past or distinct in terms of goals and modalities.

    Women's Activism, Democracy, Power Structure and Historical Analysis

    (1) Sher Muhammad
    DAAD Postdoctoral Fellow, The Center for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies (ZtG), University of Humboldt Berlin Germany.
    (2) Sajida Feroze
    Lecturer Political Science, Government Associate College for Women Phularwan, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sidra Mubashar
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of Pakistan Studies, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Muhammad, S., Feroze, S., & Mubashar, S. (2022). Women's Activism and Pakistani State Policies: A Comparison of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif Governments (1988-1999). Global Political Review, VII(I), 64 - 73. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-I).07

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Muhammad, Sher, Sajida Feroze, and Sidra Mubashar. 2022. "Women's Activism and Pakistani State Policies: A Comparison of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif Governments (1988-1999)." Global Political Review, VII (I): 64 - 73 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-I).07

HARVARD

    HARVARD : MUHAMMAD, S., FEROZE, S. & MUBASHAR, S. 2022. Women's Activism and Pakistani State Policies: A Comparison of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif Governments (1988-1999). Global Political Review, VII, 64 - 73.

MHRA

    MHRA : Muhammad, Sher, Sajida Feroze, and Sidra Mubashar. 2022. "Women's Activism and Pakistani State Policies: A Comparison of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif Governments (1988-1999)." Global Political Review, VII: 64 - 73

MLA

    MLA : Muhammad, Sher, Sajida Feroze, and Sidra Mubashar. "Women's Activism and Pakistani State Policies: A Comparison of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif Governments (1988-1999)." Global Political Review, VII.I (2022): 64 - 73 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Muhammad, Sher, Feroze, Sajida, and Mubashar, Sidra (2022), "Women's Activism and Pakistani State Policies: A Comparison of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif Governments (1988-1999)", Global Political Review, VII (I), 64 - 73

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Muhammad, Sher, Sajida Feroze, and Sidra Mubashar. "Women's Activism and Pakistani State Policies: A Comparison of Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif Governments (1988-1999)." Global Political Review VII, no. I (2022): 64 - 73. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-I).07