Nepal, July 25 -- With two new promotions, eight women have climbed the bureaucratic ladder to become secretaries in Nepal's civil service. This is a significant achievement in a bureaucracy that for long has been male-dominated. Women now make up 29.2 percent of the total civil service workforce, which is the highest we have ever seen. Out of 85,529 government employees, 41,563 work at the federal level, 32,808 at the local level, and 11,138 at the provincial level. Notably, the majority of women remain in administrative roles, with 42.19 percent currently serving in various capacities. In the federal parliament, it is a mere 0.62 percent. In economic planning and statistics, the number stands at 0.70 percent. Foreign affairs, which is a...