Nepal: Women leaders from across the political spectrum say they feel constrained
Origen: The Kathmandu Post
Their representation in local elections has been trimmed but they cannot speak up. Female politicians say the fight will continue though.
Out of 46,693 nominations for executive positions at the local level —mayor, deputy mayor, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons and ward chairpersons—only 4,851 are women.
While women’s nomination makes up a total of 37.84 percent, only 8.4 percent of the candidates are for executive positions, according to the Election Commission.
The remaining nominations—for female ward member and Dalit female ward member—are mandated by law.
Nepal is holding local level elections on May 13, and given the number of nominations of women, their representation will be hugely reduced compared to the 2017 elections.
Click here to read the full article published by The Kathmandu Post on 30 April 2022.
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