Gender discrimination
It was interesting to go through the editorial under the caption 'Gender discrimination in elected body' (DS 18 August, 2004). It gave us relevant information regarding women issues. The write-up informed us how certain things were a clear violation of constitutional provisions.
We hope this historic decision would be an eye-opener to our gender blind politicians. Thanks to the women commissioner who came forward to file a case against the government's discriminatory circular. We also salute the judges for their neutral verdict.
We must not forget that our government has signed a number of international conventions regarding gender parity and also chalked out a national action plan as well as a national policy for advancement of women.
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