Women's Political Participation in Rural India

Bilkis Vissandjée, Shelly Abdool, Alisha Apale and Sophie Dupéré
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Bilkis Vissandjée: Bilkis Vissandjée is Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Montreal, Centre-ville P.O. Box. 6128, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. E-mail: bilkis.vissandjee@umontreal.ca.
Shelly Abdool: Shelly Abdool is Consultant, Gender and Women's Health Department, World Health Organization, 20, ave Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. E-mail: abdools@who.int.
Alisha Apale: Alisha Apale is Research Associate, School of Nursing, University of Montreal, Canada. E-mail: alisha.nicole@gmail.com.
Sophie Dupéré: Sophie Dupéré is a Doctoral Student, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and Nursing, Université Laval, Quebec G1K 7P4, Canada. E-mail: dupere@fsi.ulaval.ca.

Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 2006, vol. 13, issue 3, 425-450

Abstract: This paper explores selected underlying themes related to rural Gujarati women's political participation. An analysis of this data subset provides an understanding of how gender operates in rural Gujarat with respect to women's social mobility as mediated by dimensions such as age, education, socio-economic status and household dynamics. Through qualitative inquiry and a gender-based analysis, this paper reveals the discrepancies between female and male perceptions concerning persistently low levels of female political participation, and in turn informs future directives working towards women's empowerment and gender parity.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1177/097152150601300305

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