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The gender paradox of suicide in Bhutan

Sep 11, 2025 10 mins read
The gender paradox of suicide in Bhutan

I have spoken with several Bhutanese women who once tried to take their own lives and they shared stories of pain, of depression and desperation, and of survival. As it happens, another dear friend of mine shared her experience of an attempt just about a month ago. But I have hardly, in fact, to my recollection, never heard a Bhutanese man tell me the same. That silence has always stayed with me.

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