"We strive for the future we want, Planet 50-50 by 2030 – the expiry date for all forms of gender inequality," reads a press statement issued by the UN on the occasion of International Women's Day.Though women comprise over half of the world's population, women remain under-represented in most of the institutions. The new global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) hold promise to change the scenario, according to the statement.
"A world of gender equality is where a girl can truly be and do whatever she wants, and women are able to participate equally in leadership across all areas of society," the statement reads, urging that there should be more women chief executive officers, women presidents of universities, women local governance leaders, women generals in the army, women chiefs of police, and women political party leaders.
According to the statement, women in Nepal are increasingly assuming leadership roles and have become more active as political leaders, peace agents, entrepreneurs and frontline responders to the devastating earthquake of April 25.
Likewise, the promulgation of the new constitution in September has been followed by the formation of a new government, including the election of Nepal's first women President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Onsari Ghartimagar as the country's first woman speaker.
The statement reads that the new constitution has ensured the fundamental rights of women to participate in all state organs and guarantees women's political representation in various government structures and at the leadership level to a significant extent.
"The UN in Nepal is committed to supporting the government to step it up for gender equality, women rights and the empowerment of all women in Nepal," it further read.
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