01399pab a2200193 454500008004000000100001700040245003800057260000900095300001600104362001100120520080900131650003900940650003500979650002201014773003401036909001001070999001701080952010801097180718b2005   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aOmvedt, Gail  aWomen in governance in South Asia  c2005  ap.4746-752.  a29 Oct  aEven though south Asia claims some of the most powerful women leaders of the world, the overall political participation by women remains dismal. The obstacles to women's equal participation in governance in these countries are embedded in socio-cultural patterns of living and the intensely competitive nature of politics. This article examines various women empowerment initiatives like community management, local governance and reservations. It also analyses the representation of women in parliaments of these countries and suggests that what is needed is not a retreat from demanding quotas, but a consideration of the most useful forms of such reservations. Also with this, women's representation in the bureaucracy and in the structures of political parties also has to be increased. - Reproduced.  aPublic administration - South Asia  aWomen in politics - South Asia  aWomen in politics  aEconomic and Political Weekly  a67422  c67422d67422  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 40, Issue no: 44-45pAR67878r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR