Print media yet to prioritise women’s issues, says report Himalayan News ServiceLalitpur, May 26:Nepali print media is yet to recognise and give due space to issues related to women from disadvantaged groups and communities, a report released today revealed. Gender bias is evident while reporting because most... Horoscopes 26 May, 2005
LETTERS Declining poverty With reference to your editorial “Quantum leap” published May 6, it is heartening to note that there has been substantial drop in the poverty prevalence rate in Nepal — less than 31 per cent for the first time. This is all the... 09 May, 2005
‘Soft Power’ on rise in Japan AgenciesWashington, May 9:The collapse of Japan’s ‘bubble economy’ in the 1990s and Japan’s subsequent decline as a global manufacturing power have created new openings for women in what used to be a society heavily dominated by men.Since the... 09 May, 2005
NAM focuses on social issues with women’s meet Agence France PresseKuala Lumpur, May 5: The 116-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), formed during the Cold War and facing increasing irrelevance in the modern world, is turning its focus to social issues with a first conference on women starting on... Women 05 May, 2005
Quantum leap The poverty prevalence rate in Nepal has for the first time fallen to 30.85 per cent, which is a quantum leap despite being caught up in a conflict that has adversely impacted on the economy. The Nepal Living Standard Survey 2003-04 has shown that even... 05 May, 2005
Gender equality via washing machine The GuardianLondon, May 4:A hi-tech washing machine called ‘Your Turn’ could soon enforce gender equality. Pep Torres, a Spanish designer, has exploited fingerprint recognition technology to subvert what was supposed to be the perfect Father’s... 04 May, 2005
Women step out of the shadows Md Abdur Rahim KhanThe Constitution of Bangladesh has conferred equal rights and political, social, educational and employment opportunities to women. Over the past decade and a half, women are becoming more and more conscious of their constitutional... Travel Abroad 26 Mar, 2005
Govt incentives to pupils during enrolment drive Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, March 18: The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) today announced that it would provide incentives during the ‘Students enrolment campaign’ in order to attract those 16 per cent primary level students who are... Travel 18 Mar, 2005
International Women’s Day : Implement policies properly: Experts Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 8:Due to lack of proper implementation of national laws, polices and international conventions that the country has signed, there has not been a significant improvement in the situation of women in Nepal, experts... Travel 09 Mar, 2005
Legitimate rights The Women’s Day has come and gone. But it did not mean anything to the illiterate and the suppressed women. Most of men as well as women are ignorant of women’s right in the country. It is acknowledged that women are treated unequal and are... 09 Mar, 2005
IN BRIEF Women scribes awardedKathmandu: On the occasion of the 95th International Women’s Day, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation, Buddhi Raj Bajracharya, gave away the Women’s Empowerment award to journalists Achhari Poudel of Nepalgunj and... Horoscopes 08 Mar, 2005
Male gaze Yasmin TajKathmandu:Since, the world is moving at a rapid pace and women are seizing all opportunities to be in the limelight, what does a man actually feel about these changes? Women’s liberation, feminism, gender equality are commonly heard of... Travel Abroad 07 Mar, 2005
