Women’s Political Participation in Myanmar: Experiences of Women Parliamentarians 2011-2016
Latt, Shwe Shwe Sein; Ninh, Kim N. B.; Myint, Mi Ki Kyaw; Lee, Susan | June 2017
Abstract
Myanmar’s stated commitment to women’s role in public life is longstanding; women were granted the right to vote in 1935, one of the earliest countries in Asia to do so. Myanmar endorsed the Beijing Declaration in 1995 and became a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in 1997. The National Strategic Plan for the Advancement of Women 2013-2022 identified a key priority as ensuring women’s equal participation and leadership in governance at all levels of society.
In practice, however, women’s ability to take part in Myanmar’s political life has been very limited, made even more so by more than 60 years of military rule. This dynamic began to change with the 2010 general elections which marked the historic transition from military rule to civilian government. Members were elected to both a new national bicameral parliament with an upper and lower house and 14 parliaments in the states and regions.
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Latt, Shwe Shwe Sein; Ninh, Kim N. B.; Myint, Mi Ki Kyaw; Lee, Susan. 2017. Women’s Political Participation in Myanmar: Experiences of Women Parliamentarians 2011-2016. © The Asia Foundation. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7315.Keywords
Comparative Analysis
Social Research
Sex Discrimination
Employment Discrimination
Women's Rights
Equal Opportunity
Equal Pay
Feminism
Men's Role
Women's Role
Institutional Framework
Business Management
Corporate Restructuring
Gender
Gender Bias
Gender Differences
Gender Discrimination
Gender Equality
Gender Gaps
Gender Inequality
Gender Issues
Gender Relations
Gender Roles
Assessing Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Reform
Governance Models
Gender-based analysis
Sex differences
Job bias
Equal employment opportunity
Fair employment practice
Job discrimination
Affirmative action programs
Sex dicrimination against women
Pay equity
Sexism
Equal rights amendment
Emancipation of women
Equal rights
Women's movements
Personnel management
Corporate reorganizations
Intergovernmental cooperation
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