Kathmandu, Feb. 18 -- From the halls of Geneva's Palais Des Nations to women like Madeleine Albright and Michelle Bachelet, recent history is replete with examples of women who have sharply led diplomatic negotiations that have helped further the national interests of their respective countries. In an increasingly positive step forward, women are more determined than ever to 'break the glass ceiling'. Women's presence has improved within diplomacy, in areas such as protocol, development, human rights, regional integration, yet, in a more guarded domain of issues, such as, 'peace and security', diplomacy remains held almost exclusively by 'the old-boys club'. More often than not, it is usually the men who are entrusted with dealing on issu...