Representation: A Study of Gender Quotas in the National Assembly of Pakistan
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A wider perspective on representation and empowerment by examining the changes between access and existing power relations. As an academic resource, the book highlights the need to demonstrate existing literature through the strict parameters of inquiry, models and frameworks to achieve insight that mirrors a holistic reality of Pakistani women’s political agency.
About the speaker:
- Dr. Ameena Zia is a Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Brevard College in Asheville, NC. She has served as a UN Civil Society Representative at ECOSOC since 2015. She is the CEO & Founder of Blue Ridge Consulting, a firm specializing in stakeholder partnership for development, and the national UN Experiential Fellowship Program. Ameena serves on the Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and as the Co-Chair of the Civil Society Working Group for Women, Peace, and Security at the US. Institute of Peace. She is also on the Advocacy Committee of the U.S. Women’s Caucus.
About the moderator:
- Wajahat Malik
(Travel enthusiast, MD at Eyebex Films)
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