Dynastic syndrome or political dynasty is one of the major features of south and south-east Asian politics. Political dynasty means a prominent political family runs the party.A number of women gained the highest leadership positions in the government and the opposition through their family connections.There is no doubt that the rise of female leaders is linked to their being members of prominent families. They are all the daughters, wives, or widows or former government heads or leading oppositionists.It began in India with the passing away of JawaharlalNehru and rise of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, his daughter, then her son Rajib Gandhi to Sonia Gandhi. In Srilanka Bandaranaike dynasty made it known to all chronically for a long. In south-east AsiaAung
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Their strong political family background and their predecessor’s charismatic image made them sole leader within the party politics. The choice of ‘woman’ as a party leader was also advantageous as she acquired what the German sociologist Max Weber called ‘inherited charisma’ (Thompson, 2015). A male dynast successor is more likely to be judged on his own merits, making it more difficult for him to inherit the mantle of charisma from a father or brother to whom he may be compared unfavorably. But a widow, wife or daughter is often seen to better embody their husbands’ or fathers’ charisma (Thompson, 2015).Dynastic politics restricts the level of internal democracy of the parties: decision-making, including leadership selection, becomes a ‘family affair’(Amundsen, 2013). In fact uneven level of institutionalism and low political culture always permit a wife or daughter to succeed to a vacated public office as a symbol of or stand-in for the former male occupant (Kearney, 1981). They are the symbol of unity within the party and hold their post for indefinite …show more content…
The primary role of women is associated with the family – as biological reproducers and nurturers. They are trained from childhood to obey orders of men and not to argue back or disobey men’s decision (Noman, 1983). Almost all through life cycle a women is identified as a daughter, a wife or a mother or hardly her own self (Noman, 1983).In addition, women are responsible for all the domestic household work but lack decision-making power within the household. The political gains that women have made in Bangladesh, there remains an unequal power relation in the political arena. Those women who have played leading roles in political parties have rarely addressed women’s interest and questions of gender inequality. Since Bangladesh is an agriculture based country, with a Muslim majority, it is not always appreciated that women are considered as leaders. There is a common mentality of males dominating over the females. Here Islam plays a very important role both in society and in politics. People are very sentimental on religious ground. That’s why women leaders make some symbolic gestures to demonstrate their loyalty to Islam. For instance, women mass leaders they always visible to the public place by covering their head. As a first female Prime minister in Bangladesh in 1991 a debate sparked among religious and right-wing parties, as to whether
Their strong political family background and their predecessor’s charismatic image made them sole leader within the party politics. The choice of ‘woman’ as a party leader was also advantageous as she acquired what the German sociologist Max Weber called ‘inherited charisma’ (Thompson, 2015). A male dynast successor is more likely to be judged on his own merits, making it more difficult for him to inherit the mantle of charisma from a father or brother to whom he may be compared unfavorably. But a widow, wife or daughter is often seen to better embody their husbands’ or fathers’ charisma (Thompson, 2015).Dynastic politics restricts the level of internal democracy of the parties: decision-making, including leadership selection, becomes a ‘family affair’(Amundsen, 2013). In fact uneven level of institutionalism and low political culture always permit a wife or daughter to succeed to a vacated public office as a symbol of or stand-in for the former male occupant (Kearney, 1981). They are the symbol of unity within the party and hold their post for indefinite …show more content…
The primary role of women is associated with the family – as biological reproducers and nurturers. They are trained from childhood to obey orders of men and not to argue back or disobey men’s decision (Noman, 1983). Almost all through life cycle a women is identified as a daughter, a wife or a mother or hardly her own self (Noman, 1983).In addition, women are responsible for all the domestic household work but lack decision-making power within the household. The political gains that women have made in Bangladesh, there remains an unequal power relation in the political arena. Those women who have played leading roles in political parties have rarely addressed women’s interest and questions of gender inequality. Since Bangladesh is an agriculture based country, with a Muslim majority, it is not always appreciated that women are considered as leaders. There is a common mentality of males dominating over the females. Here Islam plays a very important role both in society and in politics. People are very sentimental on religious ground. That’s why women leaders make some symbolic gestures to demonstrate their loyalty to Islam. For instance, women mass leaders they always visible to the public place by covering their head. As a first female Prime minister in Bangladesh in 1991 a debate sparked among religious and right-wing parties, as to whether