Women serve as election police, men handle home duties

In Achham, temporary election work has given women both a source of income and a boost in confidence. Traditional gender roles are slowly changing.

When Rajya Bhul, 52, from ward 4 of Mangalasen Municipality, leaves home at eight each morning dressed in police uniform, it marks a quiet but profound shift in her life. For the next six weeks, she and her daughter are serving as election police personnel while her husband Padam Bhul takes care of cooking, cleaning and other household chores.