Political Participation and Women in Developing Political Systems: Comparative Study of Benazir Bhutto and Yingluck Shinawatra

Abstract

Political participation is an activity and action of an individual towards political system. Women participation as the name suggests deals with the strength of women in all fields of life. These fields can range from education to politics and from social to defense. The participation and involvement of women in politics is creating an example of liberal democratic world. More than fifty states in the whole world also announced for women a special quota for the selection of politics and many other fields because these countries want to promote feminist theory. The research paper deals with the policies of Shinawatra hence to prove the empowerment of women in politics in Asia under the age of globalization. The particular research is related to the comparative analysis of Thailand prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and to prove the women empowerment in the light of their policies and their powers functioned by them in their respective countries.