Unmaking Political Patriarchy Through Gender Quotas? Reviewing Gender Quotas in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Abstract

The Study highlights the national level parliaments and critically review quota designs,
practices and experiences of women parliamentarians on both quota seats, as well as
general seats. In this action research project, experiences with quota designs, challenges
and achievements of quota parliamentarians, in terms of substantive representation, is
reviewed in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The focus lies on the concept of political patriarchy,
that is, an androcentric to sometimes even misogynist political configuration in relation to
(i) power relations, (ii) socio-political culture and gender roles prescriptions, (iii)
institutional setups, practices and discourses.