1. The Effect of Violence on Women’s Electoral and Political Participation in Bangladesh
- Author:
- Silja Paasilinna, Sue Palmer-Wetherald, and Megan Ritchie
- Publication Date:
- 04-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems
- Abstract:
- Women in Bangladesh are uniquely impacted by pervasive violence in the country’s electoral process, as voters, candidates, political party supporters and activists. To explore the effect of electoral violence on women’s meaningful participation, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) convened seven focus groups of Bangladeshi women in 2013 and 2015 to discuss electoral violence they have experienced both in the home and in the public sphere. Under the “Bangladesh Election Support Activities” (BESA) Program, IFES has worked through two key channels to engage interested stakeholders in preventing electoral violence, sharing information on the causes of conflict and promoting peaceful political processes:
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Elections, Women, Gender Based Violence, and Participation
- Political Geography:
- Bangladesh, South Asia, and Asia