Bhutan: Moving beyond token numbers
Democracy can legitimize itself in the true sense of the word and spirit only through equal political representation of women. It is highly ironic for us to brandish “our Gross National Happiness” or “our New-Found Democracy” and continue to exclude women that form the entire section of our population. Besides, it is not only an obligation of our democratic society to enable women to make their own representation in the political space – doing so is also beneficial to the whole country.
Democracy can legitimize itself in the true sense of the word and spirit only through equal political representation of women. It is highly ironic for us to brandish “our Gross National Happiness” or “our New-Found Democracy” and continue to exclude women that form the entire section of our population. Besides, it is not only an obligation of our democratic society to enable women to make their own representation in the political space – doing so is also beneficial to the whole country.