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    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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    Ninh, Kim N. B.
    Myint, Mi Ki Kyaw
    Lee, Susan
    Theme
    Gender
    Governance

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