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FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE
| India | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Nepal | Sri-lanka | Bhutan | Maldives | South Asia (weighted average) | |
| Women in Parliament | ||||||||
| Upper house ( Total ) 1999 | 20 | 2 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 31T |
| as a % of Total | 8.5 | 2.3 | - | 15 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Lower House ( Total ) 1999 | 48 | 6 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 123T |
| as a % of Total | 8.8 | 2.8 | 12.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 2 | 6.3 | 8.4 |
| Cabinet ( Total ) 1999 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 20T |
| as a % of Total | 10.8 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 12.1 | - | - | 10.4 |
| Women in Government | ||||||||
| Total size of the Civil Service (000.s) | 253 | 175 | 930 | 99 | - | - | - | 304.63 |
| 1990-99 | ||||||||
| Female Civil Servants (as a % of total) | 6.8 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 7.7 | - | - | - | 6.91 |
| Female Civil Servants in | ||||||||
| ( as a % of that category 1990s) | ||||||||
| Diplomatic Services | 11 | 5.3 | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | 9.65 |
| district management | 10.5 | 2.8 | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | 9.45 |
| commerce and trade | 3.3 | 4.9 | 12.6 | - | - | - | - | 4.28 |
| police services | 3.4 | 0 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 2.71 |
| Others | 5.6 | 8.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Women
in the judiciary
Female judges |
||||||||
| ( as a % of Total) 1999 | 3.13 (a) | 1.5 | 8.85 | 1.67 | 20.47 | - | - | 3.74 |
| Number of female judges ( 1995-99 | ||||||||
| - Supreme Court | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 2T |
| - High Court / Court of appeal | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 21T |
| Female lawyers ( as a % of male ) | - | - | 14.3 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - |
| Year women received right to vote | 1952 | 1948 | 1972 | 1951 | 1931 | 1953 | 1932 | - |
| -stand for elections | 1952 | 1948 | 1972 | 1951 | 1931 | 1953 | 1932 | - |
| -First women elected (E) | ||||||||
| or Nominated (N) | 1952 E | 1973E | 1973E | 1952N | 1947E | 1976E | 1979E | - |
| Female voters as % of total | 47.73 | 44.75 | 49.29 | 50.74 | - | - | - | 46.84 |
| Female Voters | ||||||||
| Total
number of registered female voters |
||||||||
| ( millions ) at last election | 289.19 | 25.17 | 27.96 | 6.85 | - | - | - | 349.17T |
| Female voters turnout at last election | ||||||||
| ( as a % of Male ) | 57.88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note
: a=Year 1996
Source : Data related to Pakistan in Rows : 1,2,3,4
belongs to pre october 1999 military take over. column 1 : GOI 2000
a, GOI 1999b, GOI 1999d, GOI 2000b, Bar council of India 1999, UNDP 1998a,
column 2 : GOP 1998 b, GOP 1993; Zia & Zia Bari 1999, GOP 1997 a,
UNDP 1998 a, column 3 : GOB 1996 a, Chowdary 1994 ; GOB 1992, GOB 1999
b,Bangladesh Bar Council 1999, UNDP,1988 a, column 4 : HMG Nepal 1999c
, HMG Nepal 1999 d, HMG Nepal 1999 a, HMG Nepal 1999 f, Bar Council of
Nepal 1999, UNDP 1998 a.column 5 : De silva 1995, Gooneratne and Kannaratne
1996; GOS 2000, UNDP 1998 a Column 6,7 ; IPU 1999.
Report :Human Development In South Asia 2000 : The Gender
Question," Mahbub Ul Haq Human Development Centre, OUP, Karachi,
2000.