So how accurate is this "women empowerment" index??? In the urban areas in Nepal, I fear women are as empowered as men. I am just comparing the behavior of college girls with my Nepali friends and my aunts and cousins. Perhaps things are slightly different in rural areas? however, with women being in the army, and now perhaps getting in the Gurkha Army in England, I feel that index is slightly misleading. Come on, muslims know how to OPPRESS their women. Nepalis (majority Hindus) do not.