Open AccessWomen's Rights and Democratic Transitions
Author(s) -
Abida Bano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
review of human rights
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-7032
pISSN - 2520-7024
DOI - 10.35994/rhr.v7i1.164
Subject(s) - democratization , democracy , context (archaeology) , political science , politics , state (computer science) , qualitative research , political economy , gender studies , sociology , geography , social science , law , archaeology , algorithm , computer science
Democratization provides women an opportunity to represent their interests/issues effectively. Institutional change of democratic transition proves women's movement's best chance to push for gender-sensitive policy outcomes. This case study critically examines three selected democratic transitions' workings and assesses the cross-cases variation in women's gendered outcomes (South Africa, Chile, and Pakistan). The research questions state as "how and why did women's movements perform differently in achieving gendered policy outcomes in the democratic transitions?” Engaging comparative framework and the qualitative approach, the study shows that the socio-political context, historical legacies, and party alliances have played vital role in varying gendered outcomes.