Economic freedom a must for women empowerment: Vice President

Kathmandu. Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav has said that economic freedom should be compulsorily implemented as a precondition for women empowerment.

In a message of best wishes on the occasion of the 7th National Women’s Rights Day today, the Vice President said that this day should be accepted as an opportunity to raise voices for gender equality and women empowerment, and against discrimination, inequality and violence taking place against women.

Yadav viewed that education and skills development, economic freedom, political participation, women’s leadership and entrepreneurship, legal reforms and rights, health and reproductive rights should be made mandatory for women empowerment.

The Vice President has expressed the confidence that this day has played vital role in implementing the constitutional rights in regard to gender equality and spreading social awareness. The National Women’s Rights Day is being marked today with the theme of Respect for Women’s Rights: Our Campaign for Self-Reliance. This day is observed to commemorate the passage of four special resolutions on women’s rights by the House of Representatives on May 30, 2006.