A Woman, A State, and Six Months of Power: Sushila Karki, Nepal’s First Woman Prime Minister

Power in South Asia has rarely been neutral terrain for women. Even when women rise to the highest offices, their authority is often examined through a different lens. Their decisions are scrutinised alongside their appearance, their tone of voice, even the way they walk into a room. For Sushila Karki, 73, Nepal’s first woman Prime […]