Democracy is a government in which everyone has a share. If democracy is the government of the people then women who form more than half of population in every nation should participate fully in the political activities of their country. Women have a strong stake in democracy (UN, 2015). Democratic government needs women in order to be truly democratic, and women need democracy if they are to change the systems, laws and processes that disqualify them, and impede them in the societies from attaining development. It is through democratic representation that women’s interests can be represented and their voices heard. This paper examines the role of democracy in the political and social deve
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