Open AccessAssessing the Impact of Education on Women’s Political Participation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Author(s) -
Najib Khan,
Muhammad Jawad,
Saima Sarir,
Mohammad Shafi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of business and social review in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-089X
pISSN - 2519-0326
DOI - 10.26710/jbsee.v7i4.2076
Subject(s) - empowerment , politics , fallacy , khyber pakhtunkhwa , economic growth , position (finance) , political science , social science , sociology , psychology , socioeconomics , economics , philosophy , epistemology , law , finance
Purpose: Societies across the world, on the basis of their social, cultural, and economic positions have different approaches to women's political empowerment. In addition, education is commonly used to assess a woman's position, and it is increasingly being recognized in modern literature as a means of empowering women by diversifying their competencies. The present hypothesis the relation between literacy level and female participation politics in District Dir.
Methodology: Out of 363, 205 female participants were recruited as the sample size for data collection through the proportional allocation method.
Findings: From the statistical analysis, it has resulted that illiterate group as highly significant and positive association between education fallacy and women political participation was found. Likewise, the aforesaid variables were also observed highly significant and positive for an educated group. Meanwhile, the table as a whole disclosed highly significant and positive co-relation between education fallacy and women political participation.
Implications: Encouraging and motivating female segments of the society for accruing education while providing educational facilities at the local level are some of the recommendations