Political Participation and Economic Empowerment of Transgender: A Quantitative Investigation from Lahore
Authors
ARFAN LATIF, MUHAMMAD SALMAN and MUHAMMAD MOHSIN KHAN
Abstract
Transgender constitute an important segment of the society but they face many challenges. Among such challenges is their political and economic empowerment and participation. The current study is designed to investigate the level of their political and economic empowerment and different issues they face while living in the society. The study is based on the quantitative research technique for a broader scope and understanding of the phenomenon. The study applied survey method to investigate and address the research objectives. The survey is based on a sample size of 150 selected through convenient sampling technique, as there is no sampling frame available. The quantitative findings of the current study show that the political and economic participation of the transgender is linked with their level of education. With the increase in the level of education their political participation and economic empowerment increases.
