Although the Supreme Court ruled that the one-third minimum gender requirement can only be achieved progressively, all is not lost since voters can decide the fate of women by electing more of those who will offer their candidature in the forthcoming elections. Failure by Parliament to enact laws that would have ensured that the gender rule is implemented in the coming elections is a clear testimony that women's empowerment has not yet been embraced in our patriarchal society...
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