EXAMINING THE LEGACY OF BENAZIR BHUTTO AS A TRAILBLAZER OF WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF ISLAM AND PAKISTAN

Abstract

This study is dedicated to the appraisal and reappraisal of Benazir Bhutto's leadership qualities as a woman politician, a head of the party and a prime minister in order to understand the woman leadership qualities. After the assassination of her father, she stepped in to fill in the very big void which existed in the country. Her leadership attributes were amazing and that includes especially in Pakistan a Muslim dominated nation. The study finds that, Bhutto’s political, inhered leadership skills were also a game changer not just in the game of Pakistan politics or for Muslims politics but on a larger international arena as well. This also provides an insight into her position in the development of women’s leadership and describes her activity directed to the development of the women in Pakistan. As the Prime Minister of Pakistan, she launched several initiatives related to the improvement of the condition of the women in society. The study will also look for the way in which Bhutto dealt with these challenges of military dictatorship, the solutions she found and the effectiveness of her measures for the improvement of the sociocultural, political and economic position of women in Pakistan.