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A Silver Lining: Women in Reserved Seats in Local Government in Bangladesh

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  • Sohela Nazneen
  • Sakiba Tasneem

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The system of reserved seats with direct elections to local government bodies has been in place for women since 1997. This article investigates how perceptions have changed about the role of women representatives in local government. By exploring the accounts of women's views, experiences and how they negotiate various structural and attitudinal obstacles, and the changes in the wider sociopolitical context, the article shows that women representatives have gained greater voice and social legitimacy in representing specific types of‘women's issues.’These gains were partly a result of the supportive policy directives and mechanisms created by the state. Despite these gains, the centralised and andocentric nature of Bangladeshi government and politics may limit the transformatory potential of these changes.

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  • Sohela Nazneen & Sakiba Tasneem, 2010. "A Silver Lining: Women in Reserved Seats in Local Government in Bangladesh," IDS Bulletin, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 41(5), pages 35-42, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:idsxxx:v:41:y:2010:i:5:p:35-42
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    1. Cornwall, Andrea, 2014. "Women's empowerment: what works and why?," WIDER Working Paper Series 104, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Atonu Rabbani, 2017. "Can Leaders Promote Better Health Behavior? Learning from a Sanitation and Hygiene Communication Experiment in Rural Bangladesh," Working Papers id:11904, eSocialSciences.
    3. van den Bold, Mara & Quisumbing, Agnes R. & Gillespie, Stuart, 2013. "Women’s empowerment and nutrition: An evidence review:," IFPRI discussion papers 1294, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    4. Andrea Cornwall, 2014. "Women's Empowerment: What Works and Why?," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-104, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    5. Mahfuz Kabir, "undated". "Valuation of Subsoil Minerals: Application of SEEA for Bangladesh," Working papers 120, The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics.
    6. Sohela Nazneen & Simeen Mahmud, 2012. "Gendered politics of securing inclusive development," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series esid-013-12, GDI, The University of Manchester.
    7. Md. Anwar Hossain, 2015. "Ensuring Accountability and Transparency at Local Level Finance: A Study from Sylhet Sadar Upazila," Bangladesh Development Research Working Paper Series (BDRWPS) BDRWPS No. 25, Bangladesh Development Research Center (BDRC).

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