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Survey Results

The following is a tabular depiction of the responses to each survey question. Additional comments provided by respondents, if any, are included after each table.

1. Age

41.8%              36-40

17.2%              40-50

16.8%              26-30

15.6%              31-35

5.8%                50+

2.8%                18-25

2. Education

29.3%              Up to Matric

19.8%              BA

17.4%              Primary

12.4%              FA

11.6%              MA and more

9.5%                No Education

3. Marital Status

84.6%              Married

10.2%              Single

4.9%                Widow

0.3%                Divorcee

4. No of Children

50.0%              3-4

20.1%              5-6

16.3%              6-10

13.6%              1-2

5. Type of House Hold

62.1%              Joint

37.9%              Nucleus

6. No of Family Members

62.9%              6-10

19.1%              0-5

13.7%              11-15

4.4%                More

7. Occupation

80.4%              House Wife

6.0%                Teacher

5.7%                Professional

5.2%                Self Employed

1.7%                Worker

0.7%                Unemployed

0.3%                Housemaid

8. Family Occupation/ Husband Occupation

30.0%              Professional / Skilled Worker

24.9%              Shopkeeper / Business

23.5%              Gov.Servant

12.2%              Landlord

7.5%                Farmer

2.0%                Unemployed

9. Who motivated you to join Politics

60.3%              Family

29.0%              Self

5.7%                In-laws

3.4%                Other

1.5%                NGO

0.2%                Employer

10. Reaction of Family Upon your joining Politics:

94.0%              Approve

4.1%                Neutral

1.9%                Disapprove

11. Reaction of In-laws & Baradri/Village Upon your joining Politics:

87.9%              Approve

8.6%                Neutral

3.5%                Disapprove

12. Were you holding any public position before member of community organization, PTA etc?

86.1%              No

13.9%              Yes

13. Attitude of your community towards women entering in political and public life?

67.4%              Facilitative

19.8%              Obstructive

12.8%              Neutral

14. Has it improved social standing for yourself?

87.9%              Yes

12.1%              No

15. Has it improved social standing for your family esp daughter?

82.3%              Yes

17.7%              No

16. Has joining politics given you more say within the family on family decisions e.g. how family money is spent, children's marriage having more children, etc

80.9%              Yes

15.4%              No difference

3.7%                No

17. Do you like being focus of attention

96.4%              Yes

3.6%                No

18. Average monthly family income

62.7%              5001-10000

21.2%              5000

11.9%              More than 15000

4.1%                10001-15000

19. Who takes you to meetings

53.4%              Family Member

45.9%              Self

0.7%                In-Laws

20. Do they drop or stay with you:

79.1%              Stay sometimes

9.8%                Drop usually

9.2%                Drop sometimes

2.0%                Stay usually

21. Distance from home to meeting?

47.7%              More than 20 KM

25.6%              0-10 KM

15.4%              11-15 KM

11.3%              16-20 KM

22. How do you reach at meeting

40.4%              Hired Transport

37.6%              Public Transport

20.5%              Self Transport

1.5%                Walk

23. Average travel expense per meeting

64.0%              PKR 101-150

22.4%              PKR 51-100

13.7%              PKR 50

24. Who pays your travel expense

76.4%              Self

12.8%              Family

10.7%              TA/DA

25. Do you get Honorarium?

69.5%              No

13.5%              Yes (Rs.5000) or More

10.0%              Yes (Rs.2000)

7.0%                Yes (Rs.3000)

26. Do you get TA/DA?

53.8%              No

30.0%              Yes (Rs.300)

16.2%              Yes (Rs.200)

27. Did you run and/ or fund election campaign

71.5%              Yes

28.5%              No

28. Approximate expenditure on campaign

42.3%              More then 15000

22.8%              5001-10000

21.4%              5000

13.5%              10001-15000

29. How did you manage campaign expenses?

63.9%              Family

26.0%              Self / Saving

3.8%                Electoral Group

3.6%                In-laws

1.6%                Loan

1.1%                Other

30. Do you think being a Council member could have financial benefits?

85.6%              No

14.4%              Yes

31. Are you in favor of women in politics?

91.8%              Yes

8.2%                No

32. What advantages you experienced as a woman in politics/public life?

43.4%              Social Empowerment

24.1%              Increase Political Empowerment

16.3%              Nothing

12.4%              Development Work

2.3%                Economic Benefits

1.5%                Access to Funds

33. What disadvantages you experienced as a woman in politics/public life?

38.5%              Family Neglected

33.7%              Nothing

12.1%              Increase Expenditures

8.0%                Social / Cultural Constraints

5.8%                Increase Frustration

1.0%                Lack of Authority & recognition

0.8%                Lack of Access to Funds

34. What motivated you to stand for a Council seat?

75.7%              Social Empowerment

18.2%              Political Empowerment

5.9%                Economic Empowerment

0.2%                Other

35. Did you have political background?

74.2%              No

25.8%              Yes

36. Did your family have political background

61.0%              No

39.0%              Yes

37. Do you belong to a political party if yes which one?

60.2%              No

39.8%              Yes

38. For how long have you been member of party

44.0%              1-2 year

33.3%              More then 5 years

22.6%              2-4 year

39. Has being elected raised your standing in party

49.2%              No

30.4%              Yes

20.4%              No Difference

40. Is women wing of your party active

55.5%              Yes

44.5%              No

41. Is women wing is consulted on issues of General Policies and Women Politics

55.2%              No

26.7%              Don't Know

18.1%              Yes

42. Do you have women at Central Ex. Council

41.0%              Yes

30.4%              No

28.6%              Don't Know

43. Would you like to join a political party?

74.3%              Yes

25.7%              No

44. Do you plan to contest the next election? if yes Which One:

59.1%              Local Government

26.0%              Provincial Assembly

12.1%              No

2.8%                National Assembly

45. Have you read LGO or know about it?

60.6%              Yes

25.6%              Very Little

13.8%              No

46. What is the most important function of a District council?

41.6%              Administration of Districts

27.6%              Development work /Allocations

14.3%              Policy Formulation

13.3%              Social Sector Development

2.5%                Equality distribution of funds

0.8%                Other

47. Do you think Councils are empowered to make decisions which benefit the local community?

90.2%              Yes

9.8%                No

48. Do you attend council meetings

92.1%              Yes

4.6%                No

3.3%                Sometimes

49. How often do you attend council meeting ?

75.6%              1 in a month

13.5%              All

4.7%                1 in 2 months

4.0%                1 in 3-4 months

2.1%                Other

50. How much time do you spend in a meeting?

56.4%              4-5 hours

28.5%              2-3 hours

11.3%              More then 5 hours

3.7%                Less then 2 hours

51. Can you spare time for the meeting?

57.2%              Yes

42.8%              No

52. What's the attitude of your Male Colleagues? (Councilors , Naib Nazim, Nazim)

43.0%              Cordial

30.0%              Indifferent

15.9%              Derogatory

11.1%              Neutral

53. Do you participate in deliberations on your own

39.1%              Sometime

28.0%              Rarely

23.4%              Always

5.4%                Never

4.0%                No opportunity yet

54. Does Nazim ask for your opinion

56.4%              Sometime

23.6%              Always

12.7%              Never

7.1%                Rarely

55. Are your concerns incorporated

35.2%              No Opportunity yet

26.6%              Sometime

20.1%              Always

10.8%              Never

7.4%                Rarely

56. Do you feel you are being treated fairly & equally in council

45.5%              No

41.6%              Yes

12.9%              Sometime

57. Has your council discussed  made a policy if yes Select Area?

50.0%              No

27.7%              Social Sector

14.6%              Infrastructure

4.4%                Other

1.1%                Administration Works

1.1%                Taxation

1.1%                Water

58. Did You contributed in the debate

65.6%              Yes

34.4%              No

59. Gender concern in policy was

48.3%              Neutral

43.8%              Included

7.9%                Not Included

60. Do you know about CCB & its working

61.8%              No

27.5%              Yes

10.8%              Very Little

61. Has CCB of your area formed?

73.8%              No

26.2%              Yes

62. Are women included in CCB

83.7%              No

16.3%              Yes

63. Has CCB proposed/undertaken any project(s)?

89.5%              No

10.5%              Yes

64. Has CCB taken any proposed/undertaken gender project

93.9%              No

6.1%                Yes

65. Has Committes under LGO formed?

83.3%              Yes

16.7%              No

66. Are you or women its members?

85.6%              Yes we are

14.4%              No we are not

67. Has these committees met if no why

89.8%              Yes

8.7%                Don't Know

1.5%                Conveners do not inform

68. Are you satisfied with its performance

66.8%              No

33.2%              Yes

69. Do you know about development funds?

97.9%              Yes

2.1%                No

70. Are you being given any development funds

54.6%              Yes

45.4%              No

71. Are your funds same as of men?

75.7%              No

24.3%              Yes

72. Have you raised voice/ concern against discrimination in funds allocation?

96.8%              Yes

3.0%                No

73. what was the result of agitation

53.9%              Nothing

45.3%              Some Funds scoured

0.8%                Frustration

74. Are there any particular policies/changes you are fighting for and hope to achieve?

67.6%              Equality in all respects

14.1%              Development Works

5.5%                Improve Policy/Admin work

5.3%                Improve Journal/ Political ethics

4.8%                Equal access to Funds

2.6%                No

75. In which area you want to spent your development funds

44.4%              Social Sector

22.3%              Women welfare

17.7%              Infrastructure

10.8%              Education

3.4%                Water Supply

0.8%                Water and Sanitation

0.6%                Gas

76. Do you know about your political rights and duties?

81.5%              Yes

18.1%              No

0.4%                Very Little

77. Have you received any training if yes where from?

48.9%              W3P

23.4%              LG

12.7%              Donor

8.4%                NRB

5.8%                No

0.9%                Other

78. Was training helpful for you

43.4%              Average

37.1%              Good

15.3%              Very Good

4.2%                Hardly

79. What was lacking Which should be focused for next training

45.6%              Improve delivery Mechanism

43.2%              OK

8.1%                Increase Duration

3.0%                Improve Contents / Quality