Tag: #gender equality
Articles tagged with #gender equality
Nepalis not so unhappy
Nearly half of the Nepalis are still positive about the direction the country has been going, say there has been significant progress in gender equality
Beijing +30
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals should be met by 2030 but none of them can be achieved without gender equality and equity
Zonta's anti-GBV campaign
The Zonta Club of Kathmandu, an international service organization with the mission of advancing the status of women, launched a campaign on 25…
“The goal is empowerment and independence of women”
As the world celebrates 110th International Women’s Day, Nepali Times caught up with Supreme Court Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla to discuss…
Who were the Charitraheen Cheli?
On 5 March 2004, a clandestine feminist movement emerged in Kathmandu, and in a 40-point declaration to coincide with International Women’s Day,…
Everyday as if it is Women’s Day
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIWhen the Immigration Department last month proposed travel restrictions for women under 40, Nepalis took to the streets…
Ensuring menstrual hygiene during Nepal lockdown
All photos: VSODespite restrictions on gatherings, women across Nepal mark Tij this week, the festival of women, on Friday. Increasingly, Tij…
Nepali women turn their backs on misogyny
A video posted on social media depicting the backless top worn by a pillion rider on a government-plated motor cycle on the highway from Dhading…
#BalanceforBetter
Journalists and activists including Namrata Sharma met in Jakarta recently to discuss gender discrimination.“My alcoholic father used to beat me…
Can Nepal end child marriage by 2030?
(Left to right) Soniya Kumary Sada eloped when 16 after her Grade 10 exam, but her husband is away at work in India and she is prevented from…