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Nepal

An Extra Hand

Submitted by Stacy Alcantara on June 1, 2009 - 16:06

Empowering women who constitute the majority of the most marginalized sectors in South Asia goes beyond simply giving them positions to occupy in government. It means equipping them to be able to represent their sector effectively as they occupy seats in one of the most premier decision making bodies in their countries—the government.

One Big Step

Submitted by Stacy Alcantara on May 14, 2009 - 03:01

In the Philippines, men and women may still not have achieved equality, but the condition of women in this Southeast Asian country is way better compared to that in Nepal. Whereas women in the Philippines can almost compete neck to neck with men for executive positions and plum jobs, in Nepal, many women have found it hard not just to break the glass ceiling but to actually join the paid labor force.

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