PARO, Bhutan --- Of the 188 people who will represent the 47 constituencies from four political parties in the primary election for the National Assembly, only 19 are women, taking the women candidate percentage to 10.1 percent. This was revealed recently when 11 aspiring women politicians from three political parties met with journalists in Paro at a dialogue organized by the Bhutan Network for Empowering Women (BNEW) in collaboration with Journalist Association of Bhutan and Bhutan Media Foundation. PDP's women candidates did not attend the session. The women candidates shared their experiences and expectations from the media and requested media to give them voice, face, and a plat...
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