Have you heard?
I just did.
Nepal has a female president!
I hope you're excited.
I think this is a huge deal because of Nepal being such a male dominated area.
I know its always a big deal when female politicians run for anything in the U.S.
Her name is Bidhya Devi Bhandari, 54 years old, and was the deputy leader of the Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist-Leninist and that she served as defense minister from 2009-2011.
I was reading up on her background and found out that she is an advocate for woman's rights and passed a new constitution makes it mandatory that one-third of that nation's lawmakers be women. It also requires that women are part of all government committees.
An Article says Nepal is a very male dominated place to be and woman are usually working in the homes or out on the farms. This is such a huge step not only for Nepal but for women everywhere. This could open doors for other places to finally take the leap for women to be in big positions in the law or even other jobs. Bhandari won her election with votes of 327-214. Also, she is only the second person to hold this position since Nepal abolished its monarchy and became a republic in 2008.
Not only is she the first woman president for Nepal, but the first president since 2008!
I also read an interesting fact about her. It said that she was elected to parliament after her husband was killed in a "mysterious car crash".
Odd...
Anyways, this gives me hope that the world is changing with the times and I hope its all going to continue to get better.
Im all for change and equality so i'm excited!
woohoo!
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/29/452833992/nepal-makes-history-by-electing-its-first-female-president
Her name is Bidhya Devi Bhandari, 54 years old, and was the deputy leader of the Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist-Leninist and that she served as defense minister from 2009-2011.
I was reading up on her background and found out that she is an advocate for woman's rights and passed a new constitution makes it mandatory that one-third of that nation's lawmakers be women. It also requires that women are part of all government committees.
An Article says Nepal is a very male dominated place to be and woman are usually working in the homes or out on the farms. This is such a huge step not only for Nepal but for women everywhere. This could open doors for other places to finally take the leap for women to be in big positions in the law or even other jobs. Bhandari won her election with votes of 327-214. Also, she is only the second person to hold this position since Nepal abolished its monarchy and became a republic in 2008.
Not only is she the first woman president for Nepal, but the first president since 2008!
I also read an interesting fact about her. It said that she was elected to parliament after her husband was killed in a "mysterious car crash".
Odd...
Anyways, this gives me hope that the world is changing with the times and I hope its all going to continue to get better.
Im all for change and equality so i'm excited!
woohoo!
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/29/452833992/nepal-makes-history-by-electing-its-first-female-president
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