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Accused of a witch, Padam Maya flees from her village, by Tola Njatta (Kathmandu Post, 31/12/2002)

Ex-goddess doing well at studies, raring to write, by Renu Kshetry (Himalayan Times, 29/12/2002)

Census to shed light on status of women in micro detail, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 28/12/2002)

Girl Trafficking: Immoral Trade Feeds On Violence And Migration, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 27/12/2002)

Migrant women workers’ issues: They call for effective implementation of stipulations, by Salina Joshi (Space Time Today, 27/12/2002)

Woman gives birth to 26 babies during 35 years of married life (Space Time Today, 25/12/2002)

Nepali women abroad (Himalayan Times, 24/12/2002)

Addressing workplace gender issues, by Narayan Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 24/12/2002)

Female tag, by Priya Shah Khadka (Kathmandu Post, 21/12/2002)

Mainstreaming Women In Development, by Prativa Subedi (Rising Nepal, 20/12/2002)

Pokhara women provide additional financial support to their families, by Amrit Bhadgaunle (Kathmandu Post, 20/12/2002)

Women seek 33 pc reservation in politics (Kathmandu Post, 20/12/2002)

Women in and out of media, by Sangita Rayamajhi (Kathmandu Post, 17/12/2002)

Beware, you may have to go begging for a bride, by Pranav Bhattarai (Space Time Today, 12/12/2002)

Legal experts seek law on domestic violence (Kathmandu Post, 10/12/2002)
See also Domestic violence : Definition changes in new draft bill, by RB Khatry (Space Time Today, 10/12/2002), Laws alone cannot curb domestic violence (Space Time Today, 11/12/2002)

How Juneli Became Sex Worker: A Life Full Of Agony, by Bishnu Chimeki (Rising Nepal, 09/12/2002)

Anti-human trafficking efforts futile (Space Time Today, 09/12/2002)

Housework is for males too !, by Eva Manandhar (Kathmandu Post, 09/12/2002)

Kathmanduites to have women microbus drivers (Kathmandu Post, 08/12/2002)

Patriarchy, female freedom Shrisha Karki, by Pramod K. Mishra (Nepali Times, 06/12/2002)

Women trafficking calls for consolidated actions (Space Time Today, 05/12/2002)

Durga raises sword against women’s discrimination, by Pooja Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 05/12/2002)

Activists for prioritising uplift of girl child, by Mohan Babu Khadka (Space Time Today, 04/12/2002)

UNFPA chief urges increased investment on women (Kathmandu Post, 04/12/2002)

Govt working to open girls’ hostels in remote districts, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (Kathmandu Post, 04/12/2002)

Showpiece women and representation, by Sangita Rayamajhi (Kathmandu Post, 03/12/2002)

Landless women’s efforts lauded (Kathmandu Post, 03/12/2002)

Killing female foetuses in hope of bearing sons, by Kul Chandra Neupane (Kathmandu Post, 02/12/2002)

Loopholes in new abortion law keep women behind bars, by Pooja Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 02/12/2002)

Woman thrashed on charges of witch craft (Kathmandu Post, 01/12/2002)

Exemplary Fearless Woman Entrepreneurs, by Nirmala Sharma (Rising Nepal, 30/11/2002)

Sexual Abuse: A serious Issue To Be Tackled, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 30/11/2002)

Sexual Harassment In Workplace, by Salina Joshi (Rising Nepal, 29/11/2002)

Woman killed over property dispute (Kathmandu Post, 29/11/2002)

Use of women in Maoist force raises concern (Kathmandu Post, 29/11/2002)

Domestic Violence: An Urgent Need, by Sabin Shrestha (Rising Nepal, 28/11/2002)

Legalisation Of Abortion: Some Challenging Tasks, by Harikala Adhikary (Rising Nepal, 28/11/2002)

Gender issue, of voice and opportunity, by Beena Kharel (Kathmandu Post, 27/11/2002)

Experts stress need to halt rising violence against women, by Pooja Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 27/11/2002)

One has to go beyond observing days for women (Space Time Today, 26/11/2002)

Domestic violence rampant (Himalayan Times, 26/11/2002)

Women's Empowerment: For National Development, by Uttam Maharjan (Rising Nepal, 25/11/2002)

12,000 kids trafficked each year for prostitution, says ILO report (Himalayan Times, 24/11/2002)

Domestic women fight for rights (Kathmandu Post, 24/11/2002)

Women Depend On Handcart For Living, by Kamala Kunwar (Rising Nepal, 23/11/2002)

Sexual harassment in workplace, by Anjana Goenka (Space Time Today, 23/11/2002)

Status of Women: Built-in Biases, by Niraj Poudyal (Spotlitght, 22/11/2002)

Exemplary Culture, by Tejasuee Rajbhandari (Kathmandu Post, 21/11/2002)

Lack of awareness deprives Musar girl child of education, by Manoj Kumar Chaudhary (Kathmandu Post, 17/11/2002)

65 in jail for abortion-linked cases, by Robin Giri (Himalayan Times, 14/11/2002)
See also NWC urges release of 65 women prisoners (Himalayan Times, 24/11/2002)

The portrayal of women in the media as housewife and sex-objects stifles the aspiration of a woman, by Bharati Silwal Giri (Telegraph, 13/11/2002)

Education: Catalyst For Women's Empowerment, by Sanu Maiya Pradhan (Rising Nepal, 12/11/2002)

New Act on Janajati tilts against women (Kathmandu Post, 08/11/2002)

Issues on girl trafficking, by Surya P Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 05/11/2002)

It’s a lucrative game, claim alleged traffickers; we are lured, say victims (Himalayan Times, 04/11/2002)

Battle not over for women's rights, by Robin Giri (Himalayan Times, 02/11/2002)

‘Red - our birthright’, by Anjana Chalise (Kathmandu Post, 02/11/2002)

Widows are always looked upon with suspicion and are considered as ill women in Nepal, interview with Lily Thapa (Telegraph, 30/10/2002)

'Legal' Discrimination (Rising Nepal, 30/10/2002)

Daughters file for their share of parental property (Kathmandu Post, 29/10/2002)

Gender discriminatory laws amendment sought (Kathmandu Post, 29/10/2002)

Stressful life and women substance users, by Bobby Chemjong (Kathmandu Post, 26/10/2002)

Woman beaten up on charge of witchcraft (Rising Nepal, 20/10/2002)
See also Inhumane treatment on charges of witchcraft (Kathmandu Post, 23/10/2002)

Education – A distant dream for Majhi girls, by Khagendra Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2002)

What’s the right mixture, by Rajshri Rawal Pant (Kathmandu Post, 11/10/2002)

Chhaupadi System: A Religious Blemish, by Laxman Datt Pant (Rising Nepal, 10/10/2002)

Women In Foreign Employment, by Sanjib Karki (Rising Nepal, 07/10/2002)

Honour gender equality, by Samjhana Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 06/10/2002)

Harassment cases go unregistered (Kathmandu Post, 06/10/2002)
See also Laws against eve-teasing weak: Advocate (Himalayan Times, 06/10/2002)

Women seek 33pc reservations in elections (Kathmandu Post, 06/10/2002)

Consolidate drive against abuse of girls (Space Time Today, 04/10/2002)

Eve teasing, harassment and violence against girls, by Pooja Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 04/10/2002)

Curb girl trafficking, by L B Thapa (Space Time Today, 03/10/2002)

Women’s right to abort, by Prakash Dahal (Himalayan Times, 03/10/2002)

Survey reveals relatives to be the most likely girl traffickers (Space Time Today, 01/10/2002)

40 women missing from Ilam (Kathmandu Post, 01/10/2002)

Administrative apathy keeps witch-hunt practice alive (Kathmandu Post, 28/09/2002)

Women’s groups hail passage of abortion bill (Kathmandu Post, 28/09/2002)

Women demand for 33% seats in VDCs, DDCs (Rising Nepal, 27/09/2002)

Nepali women finally have rights to parental property (Kathmandu Post, 27/09/2002)

Activists target anti-widow laws, by Pooja Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 23/09/2002)
See also Of widows and gender equity, by Sachin Upadhyaya (Himalayan Times, 25/09/2002)

Trafficking a growing trend, exacerbated by conflict, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 17/09/2002)

The economics of trafficking, by Prativa Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 15/09/2002)

Women press for 33 pc reservation in polls (Kathmandu Post, 10/09/2002)

Women Representatives (Rising Nepal, 08/09/2002)

Widows’ stories of survival (Kathmandu Post, 06/09/2002)

Tika and tinkle of bangles (Midweek Post, 05/09/2002)

A Shameful Deed, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (Rising Nepal, 04/09/2002)

Relatives involved in girl trafficking: ILO report (Himalayan Times, 03/09/2002)

Freedom is a fatuous word for ‘liberated’ Kamaiyas, by Rekha Shrestha (Himalayan Times, 03/09/2002)

Widows worry about their future (Rising Nepal, 23/08/2002)

33 pc reservation to women candidates ruled out (Kathmandu Post, 22/08/2002)

Problems Of Women Entrepreneurs, by Santanu Regmi (Rising Nepal, 19/08/2002)

13 women rescued from Kalimpong (Kathmandu Post, 09/08/2002)

Feminists and Feminism, by Prabha Kaini (Himalayan Times, 08/08/2002)

Women and rape: Law is adequate, but enforcement weak, by Rachana Bhattarai (Himalayan Times, 08/08/2002)

Anti-women-trafficking tactic ignites controversy, by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 26/07/2002)

No proper attention given to gender aspects in budget (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2002)

Breaking the tradition, by Usha Shrestha (Sunday Post, 21/07/2002)

Misogny amid the 'Intellectuals", by Manjushree Thapa (Nepali Times, 19/07/2002)

End to Girl Discrimination Begins at Home, by Suvecha Pant (Sunday Post, 14/07/2002)

Present Women’s empowerment programs need fundamental change to be effective, by Rajeeb Satyal (Telegraph, 10/07/2002)

“I am a Badi”: Badi women must now contend with vigilante ‘Neighbourhood Improvement Committees’ and the spillover effects of the insurgency, by Trishna Gurung (Nepali Times, 05/07/2002)

Double Standard Religious Fanatics, by Dipendra Khaniya (Rising Nepal, 05/07/2002)

NGOs fail to support rape victims in need, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 05/07/2002)

Maiti Nepal rescues 152 girls (Rising Nepal, 04/07/2002)
See also 152 girls rescued in 11 months (Kathmandu Post, 06/07/2002)

When laws itself cause problems (Kathmandu Post, 01/06/2002)

Gender Bias: Elimination A Must, by Uttam Maharjan (Rising Nepal, 29/06/2002)

Stress on trafficked women’s rehabilitation (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2002)

Women’s participation in decision-making still a far cry, by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 27/06/2002)

Woman with AIDS wishes quick death, by Pratap Bista (Kathmandu Post, 24/06/2002)

‘Rescued’ women find rehabilitation tough, by Seema A Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 24/06/2002)

Nepal’s Law On Girl Child’s Rights, by Anantaraj Luintel (Rising Nepal, 23/06/2002)

Abortion Based On Sex, by Laxman Adhikari (Rising Nepal, 20/06/2002)

Domestic violence: How serious?, by Sishir Regmi (Midweek Post, 20/06/2002)

Woman commits suicide (Kathmandu Post, 20/06/2002)

Status of the widows in Nepal (Telegraph, 19/06/2002)
See also Widows are always looked upon with suspicion and are considered as ill omen in Nepal, interview with Lily Thapa, Associate Professor, T.U. (Telegraph, 19/06/2002)

Empowering women through Tourism, by Sangita Nirola (Sunday Post, 16/06/2002)

Business services help women entrepreneurs grow, by Jamuna Ulak (Kathmandu Post, 16/06/2002)

Nepali woman rescued in Dubai (Kathmandu Post, 16/06/2002)

Women representatives form national ad-hoc committee (Kathmandu Post, 15/06/2002)

Business Services Help Women, by Jamuna Ulak (Rising Nepal, 14/06/2002)

Poignant reminder of women’s rights, by Seira Tamang (Kathmandu Post, 11/06/2002)

Gender: A Vital Issue, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 10/06/2002)

Dowry Mania (Sunday Post, 09/06/2002)
See also Janakpur locals launch drive against dowry system (Rising Nepal, 10/06/2002), Uproot Dowry System (Rising Nepal, 12/06/2002)

Accepting realities behind the curtain, by Bobby Chemjong (Kathmandu Post, 08/06/2002)

Beliefs In Witchcraft: Women’s Woes (Rising Nepal, 07/06/2002)

My brother-in- law's wives, by Megh Ranjan Rai (Nepali Times, 07/06/2002)

Women set to fight for right to vote (Kathmandu Post, 04/06/2002)
See also Sudama relates the tale of mistreatment (Kathmandu Post, 05/06/2002), Suit filed against torture on women (Rising Nepal, 05/06/2002)

Victims of social injustice, come out in the open (Kathmandu Post, 04/06/2002)

Emancipation of Women, by Samita Bhattarai (Sunday Post, 02/06/2002)

Silence is broken, by Prativa Rana (Kathmandu Post, 02/06/2002)

A crazy system, by Jyoti Pyakurel (Nepali Times, 31/05/2002)
Originally published in Himal Khabarpatrika, 29 March-13 April 2002

Who could be this notorious Parliamentarian? (Telegraph, 29/05/2002)

Woman beaten up in charge of being witch, by Rabindra Upreti (Kathmandu Post, 27/05/2002)

Women and Natural Resources, by Jagannath Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 26/05/2002)

Rural women run income generating programmes (Kathmandu Post, 22/05/2002)

It’s capital that women entrepreneurs need, by Bijaya Babu Khatri (Kathmandu Post, 20/05/2002)

Awareness created, by Yesjay (Sunday Post, 19/05/2002)

‘NGOisation’ of women’s movement, by Prativa Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 19/05/2002)

Thus 14-year-old forced to lead a hellish life (Kathmandu Post, 18/05/2002)

Maiti Nepal prevents 3 girls from crossing border, by Gopal Devkota (Kathmandu Post, 17/05/2002)

Girls’ enrollment in schools increasing (Kathmandu Post, 17/05/2002)

Challenging women, by Tashi D. Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 16/05/2002)

Woman tempo drivers soon to be seen in Bharatpur, by Prabhakar Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 16/05/2002)

Apex court favors women's internal sentiments! (Telegraph, 15/05/2002)
See also With malice to none: Nepal's sex denied husband(s) unite! (Telegraph, 15/05/2002)

Condemned to Exploitation: Trafficking of Girls, Women in Nepal (Sunday Post, 12/05/2002)

Women’s rights’ protection, by Sirjana Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 09/05/2002)

Parents still discriminate between children on education (Kathmandu Post, 05/05/2002)

Women's Commission strives to get constitutional status (Rising Nepal, 03/05/2002)

Most of 3,000 women drug addicts involved in sex trade: Study (Kathmandu Post, 02/05/2002)

Gender as a violation of women, by Ganesh Bhattarai (Sunday Post, 28/04/2002)

Marriage at twelve is no surprise in Bhujel village, by Ekrak Pathak/Surya Chandra Basnet (Kathmandu Post, 27/04/2002)

General dynamic (Nepali Times, 26/04/2002)

About 12,000 girls trafficked across the border (People's Review, 25/04/2002)

Trafficking - on whose doorstep? by Carita Thomas (Sunday Post, 21/04/2002)

Bride refuses to accept groom at marriage altar, by Rabindra Upreti (Kathmandu Post, 21/04/2002)

Was that a blink or a wink? Sexual harassment is on the rise in Nepali workplaces (Nepali Times, 19/04/2002)

Women’s Cause (Rising Nepal, 13/04/2002)

Most of sex workers are waitresses, masseuses: Report (Kathmandu Post, 13/04/2002)

Priority in women’s sexual health, by Prativa Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 09/04/2002)

Jail inmate fights for her child’s name (Kathmandu Post, 09/04/2002)

Empowerment Of Women: Challenges Persist, by Prakash Gyawali (Rising Nepal, 08/04/2002)

Gender Equality: Time For Action, by Thakur Amgai

Historic Step To Legalise Abortion, by Ramyata Limbu (Rising Nepal, 31/03/2002)

Undying Hope Amid Harsh Realities, by Moheindu Chemjong (Spotlight, 29/03/2002)

Despite Bill and seminars domestic violence on the rise, by Seema A Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 29/03/2002)

Second Thought On Human Trafficking Bill, by Ram Kumar Kamat (Rising Nepal, 27/03/2002)

Justice to a rape victim, by Rudra Sharma (Sunday Post, 24/03/2002)

Women are encouraged to apply, by Ashish Kharga (Kathmandu Post, 23/03/2002)

Starting anew (Nepali Times, 22/03/2002)
Originally published in Himal Khabarpatrika, 14-28/03/2002

11th Amendment of Civil Code: New Beginning, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 22/03/2002)

Obstacles to improving status of women, by Aisha Khatoon (Kathmandu Post, 22/03/2002)

Women’s commission needs reform, by Prativa Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 22/03/2002)

Bill that would change women's status (People's Review, 21/03/2002)

Passage Of Women’s Bill: A Sign Of Social Awakening, by Raj Kumar K.C. (Rising Nepal, 18/03/2002)

What about the hundreds of women jailed for abortion-related crimes? by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 17/03/2002)

A small revolution in the hinterlands puts women up front, by Seema A Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 16/03/2002)

When pro-choice becomes no-choice, by Ramyata Limbu (Nepali Times, 15/03/2002)

Pressing Concern, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 15/03/2002)

Lower House passes Civil Code amendment Bill, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 15/03/20002)
See also editorial Women’s rights (Kathmandu Post, 16/03/2002)

Waiting for the real celebration, by Neeti Aryal (Kathmandu Post, 14/03/2002)

War Against Discrimination, by Rajshree Jha (Sunday Post, 10/03/2002)

Severe penalty proposed against in-house perpetrators, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 10/03/2002)

Pledge For Gender Equality (Rising Nepal, 09/03/2002)

Wake up call, by Usha Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 09/03/2002)

Women’s Role In Development, by Bhuvaneswori Pant & Pramila Rai (Rising Nepal, 08/03/2002)

Feminist writing and women’s movement, by Prativa Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 08/03/2002)

Nepali women have little reason to celebrate, by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 08/03/2002)
See also Nation braces for yet another Women’s Day, by Pragya Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 08/03/2002)

Women’s Commission formed (Kathmandu Post, 08/03/2002)
See also Women’s Commission constituted (Rising Nepal, 09/03/2002)

Women empowerment lauded (People's Review, 07/03/2002)

Shocking Trafficking (Rising Nepal, 07/03/2002)

Stop Rights Violation (Rising Nepal, 03/03/2002)

Women's Rights: Unequal Protection, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 01/03/2002)

Forced Fasting For A Son, by Chandrakishore (Rising Nepal, 27/02/2002)

Education and women’s uplift, by Padma Devkota (Kathmandu Post, 27/02/2002)

Educate The Girl Child, by Uday Lama (Rising Nepal, 22/02/2002)

Returning from Mumbai, Rupa fights both AIDS and stigma (Kathmandu Post, 20/02/2002)

Why independent national commission for women? by Prativa Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 19/02/2002)

Combating Women & Girls Trafficking: Bilateral Talk Essential, by Khilendra Basnyat (Rising Nepal, 18/02/2002)

Unsuccessful dream, by Shova Adhikari (Sunday Post, 17/02/2002)

Rural women awaiting change, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 17/02/2002)

Women Who Became Self Dependent, by Laba Dev Dhungana (Rising Nepal, 15/02/2002)

Rampant rise in domestic violence (Kathmandu Post, 15/02/2002)

After the witch-hunt, Marani Devi comes back fighting, by Seema A Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 15/02/2002)

Women’s Commission Bill yet again on waiting list, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 15/02/2002)

ACAP Exemplary Model For Self–Reliance, by Yubraj Gautam (Rising Nepal, 13/02/2002)

Gender Equality: 54 laws, 118 legal provisions discriminatory against women (Rising Nepal, 13/02/2002)
See also editorial Towards Gender Equality (Rising Nepal, 14/02/2002)

Support for backward women initiated in Lalitpur (Kathmandu Post, 12/02/2002)

Women’s Greater Participation (Rising Nepal, 05/02/2002)

All set for Women’s Commission Bill (Kathmandu Post, 04/02/2002)

For victims of trafficking, hope may be unconventional, by Hemlata Rai (Nepali Times, 01/02/2002)

In search of identity, by Karishma Amatya (Kathmandu Post, 26/01/2002)

Sisters are doing it for themselves, by Daniel Lak (Nepali Times, 25/01/2002)

Life On The Edge, by Uday Lama (Rising Nepal, 25/01/2002)

Gender and health, by Manju Karki (Kathmandu Post, 24/01/2002)

Parent Kamaiyas count on daughters’ earnings, by Kamal Panthi (Kathmandu Post, 14/01/2002)

Role Of Mediation To Empower Women, by Min B. Basnet (Rising Nepal, 12/02/2002)

Woman sold by husband dying of AIDS (Kathmandu Post, 09/01/2002)

Women group produce soap (Kathmandu Post, 08/01/2002)

Women’s participation in politics sought (Kathmandu Post, 08/01/2002)

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Women’s role on WTO entry discussed (Kathmandu Post, 01/01/2002)