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Gender vs Party Ideology: A Study of the Legislative Priorities of Female Legislators of Religious Political Parties in the12th National Assembly of Pakistan
Abstract
This article examines the effects of party ideology on female legislators’ law making preferences. Scholars have pointed out that party ideologies deeply influence the legislators’ parliamentary work. The main objective of this paper is to explore the legislative priorities of women members of the religious political parties in the 12thNational Assembly of Pakistan. The analysis is based on an in-depth analysis of legislative Bills moved by female members of Mutahida Majlis e–Amal (MMA) during the period from 2002-07. It is important to explore the main focus of Private Member Bills (PMBs) submitted by female legislators to understand their policy interests. It will also help to identify if they showed any commitment to raise issues that mainly affect women. The findings of the paper indicate that women legislators always adopt and support party ideology even on gender issues. It is evident that party affiliation has a dominant influence on the legislative priorities of women members of the parliament of Pakistan
Authors
Sher Muhammad
PhD Scholar, Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Mussarat Jabeen
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Punjab, Pakistan
Kousar Shafiq
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Political Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Party Ideology, Legislative Bills, Legislative Priorities, Gender Issues
