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WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
| Country | Year women received right (a) | Year first woman elected (E) or | Women in Government (b) | |||
| To Vote | To stand for election | appointed (A) to parliament | At all levels (%) 1998 | At ministerial level (%) 1998 | At sub ministerial level (%) 1998 | |
| BANGLADESH | 1972 | 1972 | 1973 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0 |
| BHUTAN | 1953 | 1953 | 1975 | 5.3 | 0 | 8.3 |
| INDIA | 1950 | 1950 | 1952 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 4.2 |
| MALDIVES | 1932 | 1932 | 1979 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 12.1 |
| NEPAL | 1951 | 1951 | 1952 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0 |
| PAKISTAN | 1947 | 1947 | 1973 | 3 | 7.1 | 1.4 |
| SRI LANKA | 1931 | 1931 | 1947 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 4.8 |
Note :
a=Refers to year in which
right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was
recognized.
b: Ministerial levels includes ministers, secretaries of states and head
of central banks and cabinet agencies. Sub ministerial level includes
deputy and vice ministers ( or their equivalent ) : permanent secretaries
( or their equivalent ), deputy permanent secretaries, directors and advisers
( or their equivalent ).
Source :
Human Development Report, 2000 , UNDP,
OUP, New Delhi, 2000.