Saturday, August 2, 2025
  • Webmail
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy
ENG
DZO
BBSCL Logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Announcement
  • More
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
Radio Live
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Announcement
  • More
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo

Capacity building training prepares women for future elections

March 28, 2025
in Other Stories, Politics
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
0
SHARES
472
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

To shatter cultural and social barriers that have long kept them from leadership roles, 20 young and determined women from across the country are learning about what it takes to participate in politics in the future. The two-day training on capacity building for women’s participation in elections began yesterday.

The training, organised by the Centre for Research on Bhutanese Society, involves modulations by former politicians to equip the participants with leadership skills, preparing them to run in elections and take on roles in local government.

“We’ve seen too many men in leadership and not enough women. People often think men are better suited for politics because we don’t see many female role models in leadership. But programmes like this are changing that mindset,” said Rinzin Dema, Programme Officer, RENEW.

“It’s not impossible for women to take part in politics. We have incredible role models already, and it’s high time we look up to them and step up for the opportunity ourselves,” said Chencho Wangmo, Participant.

However, challenges remain. According to the officials, while gender equality policies are on paper, the country lacks gender responsiveness in action.

“It is not enough to have equal rights. We need to act on them. Training like this is mostly conducted in the capital only. It should reach villages and remote areas too so that women everywhere can understand their potential,” said Chador Wangmo, Participant.

She added that the decreasing number of women pursuing tertiary education is also one of the reasons contributing to fewer women participating in politics.

Bhutan ranked 131 out of 191 countries on the Map of Women in Politics 2023. According to the Global Gender Report, Bhutan ranked 124 out of 164 countries as of last year, which is a drop of 21 ranks from the previous year.

According to RENEW, currently, Bhutan has only 17 per cent of women representation in the parliament.

Namgay Dema

Edited by Sonam Pem

Previous Post

Landowners urge property tax review following relocation to Denchi – Pema Gatshel

Next Post

Samdrup Jongkhar hosts first-ever seed fair to promote culture of seed-saving

Next Post
Samdrup Jongkhar hosts first-ever seed fair to promote culture of seed-saving

Samdrup Jongkhar hosts first-ever seed fair to promote culture of seed-saving

Outreach eye camp restores sight to hundreds in Gelephu

Outreach eye camp restores sight to hundreds in Gelephu

Dragon Boys show grit in goalless draw against Yemen

Dragon Boys show grit in goalless draw against Yemen

RECOMMENDED NEWS

Samdrup Jongkhar Toed and Bar constituencies road in need of maintenance

Samdrup Jongkhar Toed and Bar constituencies road in need of maintenance

2 years ago
1
Forest fire in Pema Gatshel spreading towards settlement area

Forest fire in Pema Gatshel spreading towards settlement area

11 years ago
1
Two new reports lay out roadmap for better urban sanitation

Two new reports lay out roadmap for better urban sanitation

1 month ago
380

Rukha Chiwog’s fish farmers struggle amid water scarcity

1 year ago
9

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Accidents (15)
  • Agriculture (471)
  • Announcement (185)
  • Audience Survey Report (1)
  • Business (771)
  • Crime/Legal (376)
  • Culture (50)
  • Development (59)
  • Disaster (57)
  • Economy (299)
  • Education (434)
  • Entertainment (17)
  • Environment (74)
  • Feature (66)
  • Featured (9)
  • Festival (82)
  • GMC (15)
  • Headlines (5)
  • Health (646)
  • HYDROPOWER (1)
  • Legal (55)
  • Literature (9)
  • Livestock (77)
  • Media (26)
  • Other Stories (5,835)
  • Politics (421)
  • RCSC (1)
  • Recent stories (6)
  • Religion (46)
  • Sci/Tech (722)
  • Social (588)
  • Sports (470)
  • Technology (196)
  • Tourism (23)
  • Uncategorized (13,872)
  • Video (142)
  • Video Story (258)
  • Wildlife (42)

BROWSE BY TOPICS

Tender Announcement Vacancy Announcement

POPULAR NEWS

  • BPC’s investigation rules out transformer short circuit as Damchhu forest fire cause

    Viral video of Bhutanese man assaulted by locals and police in Jaigaon sparks safety concerns

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Gelephu Mindfulness City opens recruitment drive for Bhutanese professionals

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • A centenarian’s recipe to longevity

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 40 companies risk closure over failure to submit financial reports

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Post-mortem confirms foul play: Progress in investigation of 24-year-old woman’s death

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
BBSCL

Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) is Bhutan’s primary national broadcaster, delivering diverse news and entertainment in multiple languages, fostering cultural understanding and public knowledge.

Follow us on social media:

Recent News

  • Bhutan drafts NDC 3.0 with youth at the centre of climate planning
  • Pilot project explores drone use for critical services in remote Bhutan
  • Children at risk from lead contaminated air and water
  • Celebrating Bhutan’s forest guardians on World Ranger Day
  • Six boxers represent Bhutan at 2025 Asian U-19 and U-22 Boxing Championships

News Category

  • Accidents
  • Agriculture
  • Announcement
  • Audience Survey Report
  • Business
  • Crime/Legal
  • Culture
  • Development
  • Disaster
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Feature
  • Featured
  • Festival
  • GMC
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • HYDROPOWER
  • Legal
  • Literature
  • Livestock
  • Media
  • Other Stories
  • Politics
  • RCSC
  • Recent stories
  • Religion
  • Sci/Tech
  • Social
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Uncategorized
  • Video
  • Video Story
  • Wildlife
  • Webmail
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Announcement
  • More
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.