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Abstract
Union Parishad (UP) as a unit of rural local government of Bangladesh has a history of 145 years but women’s representation was ensured only 2 decades ago. The paper is based on the argument that within the span of 2 decades, despite encountering huge challenges some women leaders (WLs) might have performed their role with their constrained participation in the UP. Against such a context, the paper is aimed at unraveling the research question: How did WLs perform in the UP amidst their challenges and constrained participation? The paper is based on hermeneutic phenomenological approach which was supported by case study, content analysis and observation methods. The findings of the paper revealed that having ensured their limited participation in the UP some women leaders were able to promote transparency and accountability, establish social justice and provide community services in the rural society.
Highlights
The Union Parishad is the lowest unit of local government (LG) in Bangladesh that began functioning in 1870 during the British colonial rule
Rahman aimed at unraveling the research question: How did women leaders (WLs) perform in the Union Parishad (UP) amidst their challenges and constrained participation?
Despite serious male domination women members have contributed to better governance by establishing social justice, which has been substantiated by the utterance of a school teacher of Kalirbazar UP who said that: “Involvement of women has eased women get social justice
Summary
The Union Parishad (thereafter UP) is the lowest unit of local government (LG) in Bangladesh that began functioning in 1870 during the British colonial rule. Since the colonial era until 1976 there was no provision for women representation in the UP in Bangladesh. During the prolonged 145 (1870 to 2015) years of LG history, important development concerning women’s representation took place within the last 18 years that spanned from 1997 to 2015. Within these 2 decades women leaders (thereafter WLs) strived to ensure their rights in the UP. Contributions of Women’s Participation in the Local Government of Bangladesh. Rahman aimed at unraveling the research question: How did WLs perform in the UP amidst their challenges and constrained participation?
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