Discrimination against women continues Nepal has made some major progress in ensuring women’s rights, particularly right to equality, but in practice, women continue to face discrimination. Nepal 09 Mar, 2022
Gender-based discrimination unabated in Nepal, says NHRC Although the promotion of women’s rights has witnessed significant progress in legal and policy terms, gender-based discrimination still persists in practice, warns the National Human Rights Commission. Nepal 14 Feb, 2022
'Media coverage of women, people with different sexual orientations low' A study report today by Media Action Nepal showed that Nepali media accorded less priority to issues of women and people with different sexual orientations. Nepal 08 Jan, 2022
Discussion on LGBTQ: Start from the grassroots level Every now and then, we witness a debate on gender-based issues in Nepali society. Men’s domination in every sector continues, which is considered a normal thing in this patriarchal society. Women have always been on the receiving side in most of cases. Opinion 08 Dec, 2021
Support girls left behind due to gender discrimination, says UN Population Fund Citing that every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she moves into adulthood, the United Nations Population Fund has called for urgent attention to those left behind by gender discrimination that systematically limits girls, now and across their lifetimes. Nepal 11 Oct, 2021
Rapidly ageing population: Are we ready to address it? Imagine it is the year 2050. Opinion 01 Oct, 2021
Child marriage cases up by 31.25pc Despite stringent legal provisions and ample interventions against child marriage on the part of the government and non-government organisations, this social evil is rampant and continues to worsen in the country. Nepal 15 Sep, 2021
Media Action Nepal calls for collaboration to sustain media, promote journalists' safety ​​​​​​​Media Action Nepal launched its report ‘Media in Nepal: Safety of Journalists, Sustainability and Gender Inclusiveness’ on Friday. Nepal 31 Jul, 2021
Malaysian mothers fight government over 'sexist' citizenship law Stateless people are deprived of basic rights and often unable to access education, healthcare, jobs and housing. World 15 Jul, 2021
Nearly half of all women in developing countries are denied their bodily autonomy: UNFPA report A new UNFPA report 'My Body is My Own' states that nearly half of all women in 57 developing countries in the world are denied their bodily autonomy - World 14 Apr, 2021
Opinion: Perception of gender in our society Last week I went to the doctor for a checkup. I found her sweet and nice. But I was shocked when she asked me a question related to my gender. We mostly see girls have long hair and boys have short. We also see girls wear shades of pink and purple... 03 Dec, 2020
Child marriage: Time to reverse the trend As forecast by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the pandemic has disrupted efforts to end child marriage, and could potentially result in an additional 13 million of them globally between 2020 and 2030. Lockdowns, school closures and... 12 Oct, 2020
