To Our

Presentation

ObjectivesObjectivesTo Show the position and situation To Show the position and situation

of Women in Local Government,of Women in Local Government,

To identify Scene behind the Facts To identify Scene behind the Facts in women backwardness, in women backwardness,

Recommendation to overcome this Recommendation to overcome this Situation.Situation.

Session:1Women in Local GovernmentWomen in Local Government

Historical Background

Local Government Ordinance 1976

>> 2 seat reserved >> Nominated by UP

Historical Background

Union Parishad Ordinance-1983>> increase the reserved seat 2 to 3

Local Government (Union Parishad) act-1997

>>Introduce Direct election instead of

Nomination.

Position of Women in Position of Women in LGLGUNION PARISHAD ELECTION

Elections Year Women Candidates Elected Chairmen

and Members

Chairmen Members Chairmen Members

1st 1973 ----- ----- ----- ----

2nd 1977 19 19 04 07

3rd 1984 --- --- 06 ---

4th 1988 79 863 01 ---

5th 1992 115 1135 08 20

6th 1997 102 43969/456* 20+3 12882/110*

7th 2003 232 43764/617* 22 12684/79*

Source: Nazmunnsa Mahtab; women, gender And Administration

Upazila Election-2009

Upazila

Women Chair

(Direct Elected)

Vice Chair

(Reserve Seat)

Councilor

481 03 481 933

Source: Professor Dr. Zarina Rahman Khan

First Elected Women Mayor First Elected Women Mayor

Selina Hayat Ivy• First Elected First Elected

Women MayorWomen Mayor• Many voters favour Ivy, a vice-

president of Narayanganj town unit of Awami League

• And present Mayor of Narayanganj city corporation

Problems women are facingProblems women are facing

01.Lack of Specific Job description01.Lack of Specific Job description

02.Tending to the exclusion of the 02.Tending to the exclusion of the representation from the Standing representation from the Standing CommitteeCommittee

03.Lack of notification about the time of 03.Lack of notification about the time of meetingmeeting

Problems women are Problems women are facingfacing

04. Pressure by the Chair to sign the 04. Pressure by the Chair to sign the minutes of a meetingminutes of a meeting

05. Verbal abuse05. Verbal abuse

06. No participation in budget meeting06. No participation in budget meeting

07. Lack of proper training07. Lack of proper training

Problems women are Problems women are facingfacing

08. Absence from development activities08. Absence from development activities

09.Discrimination of the male counterparts 09.Discrimination of the male counterparts

10. Lack of knowledge and expertness in 10. Lack of knowledge and expertness in

politicspolitics

11.11. Self declared ChairmanSelf declared Chairman

12. Same Honorarium.12. Same Honorarium.

Session:2Session:2

Scene behind the Facts in Scene behind the Facts in women backwardnesswomen backwardness

Scene behind the Facts in Scene behind the Facts in women backwardnesswomen backwardness

Economic Constrains Economic Constrains

Political Constrains Political Constrains Social ConstrainsSocial Constrains

Economic Constrains • Dependency on men• Lack of wealth ownership• Inadequate employment

opportunity• Lack of power resource• Poverty

Political Constrains• Limited participation in politics• Lack of interest of Political Parties• Traditional facts• The worst political environment • Male dominant political culture

Social Constrains • Patriarchal Society• Illiteracy • Socialization• Misinterpretation of religion • Lack of legal rights

Session:3

Recommendation to Recommendation to overcome this Situationovercome this Situation

RecommendationRecommendationRemoval of patriarchal

societyRaising awareness among

women About their rightProvision of EducationCreating opportunities of

employment

RecommendationRecommendationWomen’s access and

control over resourceExpansion of legal RightConsider women issue as

global issueEnsure Women’s political

empowerment

RecommendationRecommendationPositive SocializationPositive role of mediaExpansion of NGO’s

activitiesEnsure Women’s Economic

empowermentProvision of proper training

RecommendationRecommendation• Removal of Family and

religious constrains • Better Administrative help

Presented by In Cooperation

Helal Uddin

Mohon Robi Dash

Tonuka Bhowmik

• Mang A sen

• Zia Uddin

• Roman Hossain

• Saifuddin