The Role of Women Leadership in Political Activism: Insights from the Political Profile of Maryam Nawaz Sharif

Authors

  • Muhammad Waris Associate Professor/Director Finance and Planning, DGSE, Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training, Islamabad
  • Farzana Zaheer Syed Assistant Professor, (Political Science) Higher Education Department, Lahore.
  • Rehana Iqbal Senior Subject Specialist of Pakistan Studies, GGHSS,Chak 88 SB, Sargodha

Keywords:

Political activism, women empowerment, women political participation, Maryam Nawaz

Abstract

The study aims to discuss women role in leadership and political activism, but this paper in true spirit focuses on the view of Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a dynamic political personality of Pakistan. She has become one of the most influential leaders of Pakistan Muslim League (N) and has actively participating in awareness raising for democracy and opposing establishment rule. This research considers her role in political activism summarizing how her leadership has accomplished to merge gender, politics and power in a society that was dominated by male superiority. This study focuses on how women leaders in South Asia have been facing certain contests and how they can take up new prospects by studying the speeches and public meetings and policy level proposals of women friendly political parties. Further it also envisions how Maryam Nawaz has encouraged women for the political activism and the overall impact of her leadership in shaping the new political framework of Pakistan. The study concluded that Maryam Nawaz encouraged the discourse of women empowerment in the politics by focusing on good and active governance. The women leadership have contributed to policy and in influencing public opinion in masculine political domains.

Published

2026-01-26