Despite constituting 52% of the country’s population, the number of female registered voters is once again far less than men in the new computerised electoral rolls, according to a report provided by the acting chief election commissioner (CEC).
The total number of male registered voters is 47.7 million compared to the 36.5 million female voters in the newly-compiled computerised electoral rolls which will be made public by the end of this month.
This gender schism is consistent in all four provinces and regions including the federal capital where literacy rate is considered relatively higher.
Read the complete story at The Express Tribune, published 23 July 2012.
Despite constituting 52% of the country’s population, the number of female registered voters is once again far less than men in the new computerised electoral rolls, according to a report provided by the acting chief election commissioner (CEC).
The total number of male registered voters is 47.7 million compared to the 36.5 million female voters in the newly-compiled computerised electoral rolls which will be made public by the end of this month.
This gender schism is consistent in all four provinces and regions including the federal capital where literacy rate is considered relatively higher.
Read the complete story at The Express Tribune, published 23 July 2012.