Impact of Trade Openness on Industrialization in Nigeria

Political participation one of the important factors of empowerment and creates awareness among females about their rights in society. The current study was carried out on “The role of political participation in women’s empowerment at Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa†. The sample size for the data collection was 200 respondents. Data were collected from 200 respondents while applying the criteria designed by Sekaran, aging of the respondents (15-49) who were belonging to two union councils: Behlola and Mohammad Nari of district Charsadda through simple random sampling technique. The interview schedule was used for the data collection. Structured and semi-structured questions were included in the interview schedule. After collection, the data were processed through SPSS and tabulated as well as presented in percentages and frequencies for better understanding. A Chi-square test was used for measuring the association between the independent variable and dependent variables. The study findings suggested that change in female formal literacy can transfer about better awareness and self-confidence. The study also recommends the significant involvement of government and non-government agencies for activating women clusters, as well as increasing women awareness level, political participation awareness, and learning skills. The study findings suggested that a woman leader can better empower women in the future, as well as a female candidate can better solve their problems as compared to male.