Political Awareness among Young Women: A Case Study

Despite the efforts of the world community to accelerate the actions for equal representation and decision making, women are still underrepresented to date. Gender stereotyping, low level of awareness, lack of political motivation, illiteracy, household duties and responsibilities, etc., are the common factors of keeping women aside from the arena of politics. Since awareness of the political system, political rights and duties, and responsibilities of the citizens impact the level of participation, studies on the understanding of political institutions, political leaders, voting rights, assertion of voting rights, etc., seem significant. This paper studies the level of political awareness among women in the 18-21 age group. The study is based on primary and secondary data collected from interviews and other relevant materials such as books, research papers, articles, international and national databases, etc.