it aint a surprise to me!!! ..no matter how bitter it is ..we've gotto accept the truth that nepalzz gonna b " rock bottom" ..b it development surveys, poverty surveys ..women empowerment is merely a simple derivation out o' it all....womenzz lib might b at the tip o' tongue of some reasonably educated feminists...but i dont see it encompassin' all the facets..any time soon...IMO we need a horde of bold,decision making WOMEN in the bureaucracy that are tenacious and shrewd and have the "cunning" to do somethin' abt women issues and empowerment....coz therezz no way!! its gonna come served in a platter.....not with all the male chauvinist pigs at the top of the pyramid!!!!!