Nepal is country which struggles with political power freedom amongst the Nepalese people. It is an underdeveloped country which is ruled by careless governments, who are obviously mostly men. The Nepali governments, till this date, do not do anything to help Nepal itself which is the reason why Nepali people have the lack of power to demand for change.
The governments just don’t listen!
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Roosevelt, inspired many by supporting the civil rights movement and making herself a powerful political leader, not relying approval from others to be called that. She is a clear and fantastic example of “if you give a woman a chance, she will overcome many obstacles to prove themselves right”.
(As a Nepali girl myself, who now lives abroad as my dad is in the army, I know the struggles that my people face out there in Nepal as women)
The lack of women leaders in Nepal makes it vulnerable to accept that “men are powerful than women and they should bow down to men” - which I do not believe in. Eleanor can inspire Nepali women by proving to them that women are as powerful as men, or can be even more powerful than men, and they do not need to seek approval from anyone to play their empowering role to change society’s beliefs of them or anyone.
As women, we are told what to do, how to behave, but Nepali women can break those boundaries and expectations that others want them to follow. Nepali women should come together to create an empowering society, where we are not ruled by specific genders, but by a powerful society where everyone is equal and has justice. This is what Eleanor believed in - she was an activist to show that social and political change is possible. One of Eleanor’s quote “You must do the thing you think you cannot do” shows that there is a possibility to shift people’s perspective of boundaries by forcing them to think and do the ‘impossible’, which is actually possible once you prove it to yourself. She can inspire Nepalese women by proving to them, you can make efforts to change society and political beliefs no matter what!
Extra info:
Every month a women has her period in Nepal, she is expected to stay away from her family. We don’t follow that tradition abroad anymore, however it is still practiced in small villages in Nepal. She is considered ‘impure’ and cannot do any normal basic tasks - she doesn’t have freedom! For that time, we are expected to live in a small, cramped place where living conditions are unsafe and unsanitary. Therefore, I believe that if more Nepali women become more like Eleanor, Nepali stereotypes about women would be banished, like I believe it should be!
