Role of Women in Politics in Meghalaya
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 4
Abstract
Meghalaya embraces a matrilineal society which is traced to a kinship system where the clan name is determined through maternal lines. Hence women played a very dominant role in society in Meghalaya. This paper examines the political role of women in Meghalaya with a focus on their participation in the general Assembly elections of the state. The study revealed that women played a meagre role in the politics of the state. Meghalaya had a minimal percentage of women elected representatives to the state Assembly.The study also reveals that women were traditionally barred from taking part in decision making in traditional political institutions like the local durbars.
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Elizabeth Kharkongor
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