In most parts of the world and in countries of differing economic levels of development, a huge problem remains in ensuring the full participation of women in the political process. Although women are underrepresented in the political process in most countries, the situations tends to be worse in post conflict societies. In post conflict societies, while women endure the same trauma as the rest of the population, they are disproportion ally harmed /affected by literacy rates, poverty, violence and gender-role stereotyping.