Women bus conducters * Nepal - A tough new breed !!!

Traveling in public buses in Kathmandu can be so horrifying an experience that many women folk - especially the younger ones - avoid it altogether

Kathmandu,Nepal -Kantipur Online, by ANJALI SUBEDI -15 Aug 2007: -- ... But then there are gutsy teenagers like nineteen-year-old Kalpana Sunuwar, who has taken up the job of conductor in a public bus... Having stormed into this traditional male bastion, Sunuwar has both faced and challenged the pervasive sexual harassment meted out to the 'fairer sex' in public transportation... Earlier Rani Yatayat Sewa, which had long-route bus service from Dharan to Kathmandu, had female conductors and drivers. But the company collapsed. Only time will tell how sustainable this comeback for women conductors will be...