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Women’s Role In Achieving Food Sovereignty, by Dipendra Pokharel (rn 11/03/2010)

International Women’s Day And Nepali Women, by Surendra Kumar Dahal (rn 06/03/2010), So far so good: Nepali women have so much going for them, but challenges remain (kp 08/03/2010), Women’s rights: Partiarchal mindset needs to change (rn 08/03/2010), Women in Nepal still struggling, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 08/03/2010), Nepal has made positive moves towards ending gender violence, women's participation in politics: Report (nn 08/03/2010), Progress on women front slow: UNDP (ht 09/03/2010), Report paints grim picture of women's condition at home (ht 09/03/2010), Bedi’s woman empowerment mantra (kp 10/03/2010)

Women On Power Path, by Aditi Pandey (sp 05/03/2010), Women Still Excluded, interview with Shrestha (sp 05/03/2010)

Money matters: Most rural households and women do not have access to formal financial institutions, by Prativa Subedi (kp 02/03/2010)

Empowering women through drama (kp 25/02/2010)

Discrimination, by Urmila Nepal (rn 21/02/2010)

Skills for rural women, by Khilendra Basnyat (ht 19/02/2010)

Closing the gap - further: The American notion of gender equality is not applicable in Nepal, by Hannah G. Lilly (kp 18/02/2010)

Last in line: The pro-male bias in the distribution of food at mealtime in rural homes still continues, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 16/02/2010)

Nepalese women accused of practising witchcraft; suffer domestic violence (Peninsula 16/02/2010)

Self-destruct: An alarming number of Nepali women are killing themselves, by Indu Nepal (nt 12/02/2010)

Call to protect rights of women in restaurants, dance bars (ht 09/02/2010)

Closing the gap: Nepali women’s work is empowering, inspiring and progressive, by Hannah Lilly (kp 05/02/2010)

It ain't right: Old attitudes about women are changing, but not enough (kp 04/02/2010), Small leap forward: The initiatives towards gender equality are great, but implementation is not so great, by Prativa Subedi (kp 04/02/2010)

Family ostracised for shunning Chhaupadi (kp 03/01/2010)

More Siraha women face witchcraft charges (ht 01/02/2010)

Married women betray better halves, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 01/02/2010)

Young woman burnt alive by own in-laws (nn 28/01/2010)

A tale of Nepali mother: Gave birth to 25, lost seventeen, by Arpana Adhikari (rn 28/01/2010)

Suicide major cause of WRA deaths in Nepal (One World South Asia 22/01/2010)

Single women demand rights (kp 19/01/2010), Apex court stops ‘humiliating’ bounty, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 20/01/2010)

Caste system traps Nepal’s prostitutes (Gulf Times 12/01/2010)

Rights body moves Supreme Court (ht 10/01/2010)

Few Women In Nepalese Foreign Service, by Anjan Shakya (rn 05/01/2010)

Women Living Between A Rock And A Hard Place, by Manipadma Jena (rn 01/01/2010)

Formulate programmes for needy, rural women: Lawmakers (rn 30/12/2009)

Poverty bites them deeper: Banke Badi women continue flesh trade (kp 27/12/2009)

An unconditional ocean: Indira Rana-Magar, who recently received a prestigious award from the Asia Society of New York, is a fireball of dynamic energy, by Sushma Joshi (kp 13/12/2009)

Unwanted in Achham: "I have seven girls...", by Ruma Rajbhandari (nt 04/12/2009)

Family expels bride for `paltry dowry' (ht 23/11/2009)

Net-based prostitutes doing it `willingly', by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 22/11/2009),  SSP Silwal for regulating prostitution, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 23/11/2009)

UN call for women’s cause (kp 21/11/2009)

An odd kind of freedom, by Anand Gurung (kp 14/11/2009)

Big leap in narrowing gender gap, by Santosh Chhetri (kp 10/11/2009)

Website on women (ht 29/10/2009) [see website]

Closed for service, by Nirmita Acharya (kp 29/10/2009)

Remarriage incentive counter-productive (ht 17/10/2009)

Susmita's choice: Susmita chose kayaks over her husband, but all's well that ends well, by Dinanath Baral (nt 16/10/2009)

Year Against Gender-based Violence, by Trilochan Upreti (rn 08/10/2009)

Single women's allocation: Some happy, some not (kp 14/09/2009)

Hidden ailments of women, by Amrita Gurung (kp 01/09/2009)

Three women behind the fair, by Manesh Shrestha (kp 16/08/2009)

Rights going wrong, by Nirmita Acharya (kp 14/08/2009)

Rally protests govt incentive formula: Single women up the ante, by Amrita Gurung (kp 11/08/2009), Widows against marriage incentive (ht 11/08/2009), Widows’ vista, by Sushma Barakoti (kp 14/08/2009)

Most women victims of domestic violence: study (kp 11/08/2009)

‘More funds for women’s shelters’ (kp 10/08/2009)

A regional disgrace, by Nirmita Achary a (kp 02/08/2009)

Call for land entitlement to women (kp 29/07/2009)

Out with the old: Women must break the traditions which bind them to being a child bearing machine, by Reeta Basnet (Thapa) (kp 21/07/2009)

Female chauvinism, by Punam Ghimire (kp 19/07/2009)

Women, abortions and mountains, by Namrata Sharma (kp 19/07/2009)

Govt 50K grant miffs single women, by Sanjeev Satgainya (kp 17/07/2009)

Debunking women's movement of Nepal, by Retika Rajbhandari (rep 09/07/2009)

Woman trafficking still rampant, by Sanju Balal (rn 06/07/2009)

Sexual abuse high among restaurant girls (kp 06/07/2009)

Enhancing Status Of Nepalese Women, by Shankar Babu Acharya (rn 02/07/2009)

Holding up the whole sky: All-female cockpit crews become common as more women pick piloting careers, by Paavan Mathema (nt 26/06/2009)

Govt sets up 3 centres for trafficked women (kp 24/06/2009)

Conflict-hit single women living a life of misery, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 23/06/2009)

Missing Miss Nepal, by Shyam K.C. (kp 22/06/2009)

Violence against women up by 25 pc last month, by Yogesh Pokharel (rn 17/06/2009)

Alpha women, by Bindu Sharma (kp 15/06/2009)

Violence Against Women (rn 11/06/2009)

Women bearing brunt of patriarchal society, by Nikita Phuyal (ht 05/06/2009)

Four minor girls saved by police (ht 16/05/2009)

Women scale the business ladder (ht 11/05/2009)

Two lakh migrant women workers ‘missing’ (ht 09/05/2009)

Paradigm shift: Women turn breadwinners, by Smriti Shilpakar (ht 13/04/2009)

Yearning for Learning: Wives trick hubbies to learn alphabets in Sindhuli, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 02/04/2009)

My perspective: Violence against Woman in Nepal, by Rukmanee Maharjan (tg 01/04/2009)

More women go to work abroad (kp 24/03/2009)

Woman killed for failing to bring dowry (nn 20/03/2009)

Village bhaujus and urban women, by Mahabir Paudyal (kp 15/03/2009)

Nepal's 'confined women' want freedom, by Charles Haviland (One World South Asia 13/03/2009)

Way to go! Banuhi Chaudhari's story is an example of how women can bring about significant change in their lives, by Prativa Subedi (kp 11/03/2009)

Women as Subjects of Development, by Meena Acharya (tg 11/03/2009)

Balancing the scales: Social awareness of women's rights should go hand in hand with implementation of laws drafted for their uplift (kp 10/03/2009)

Gender bias: Women are last to be hired, first to be fired (rn 09/03/2009)

Stage set for International Women's Day celebrations (ht 07/03/2009), Single women’s battle cry for social justice: Slew of demands come to the fore on the 99th International Women’s Day (ht 08/03/2009)

Nepalese Women Free From War but Not Violence, by Rosalie Hughes (Alert Net 06/03/2009)

Banke women bearing threats of violence, by Sirajuddin Khan (rn 27/02/2009)

Women at work, by Prativa Subedi (kp 24/02/2009)

'Single women likely to be victimised' (ht 15/02/2009), More women under threat of violence (rn 15/02/2009)

Over 200,000 Nepali girls being trafficked to Indian red light areas (Xinhua 15/02/2009), ‘Monthly over 7000 girls being trafficked to India’ (rn 15/02/2009) 518 trafficked girls from Nepal in New Delhi jail (Gulf Times 15/02/2009)

Changing minds, by Manisha Laxmi Shrestha (kp 11/02/2009)

Gender Inequality In Education, by Pramila Neupane (rn 08/02/2009)

Women joining journalism to highlight female plight, by Surendra Subedi (kp 29/01/2009)

Housewives of Makwanpur demand books (rn 29/01/2009)

Surkhet women at helm of 27 cooperatives (ht 29/01/2009)

Life after divorce, by Sujata Khanal (kp 27/01/2009)

The invisible: There are no figures on Nepali women working abroad, by Mallika Aryal (nt 16/01/2009)

Women show the way: Simi's women break traditional barriers and become trekking guides, by Bhawani Karki (nt 09/01/2009)

Midwives paid half at daughters’ birth, by Bechu Gaud (kp 08/01/2009)

Palpa housewives busy surfing Internet, by Madhav Aryal (kp 31/12/2008)

Woman tortured for less dowry in Baglung (rn 26/12/2008)

Three cheers: The Nepali women's cricket team's victory is an occasion for celebration (kp 25/12/2008)

Hotline boon for women victims, by Namoti Nembang (kp 23/12/2008), Women and violence, by Neelam Sharma (kp 24/12/2008)

Social security sought for HIV+ single women (ht 22/12/2008)

Women at work: The economics of rural female labour, by Mana Prasad Wagley and Shreeram Lamichhane (kp 18/12/2008)

Study reveals sordid tales of human bondage: An NGO survey lays bare the deplorable plight of a majority of women, who work in dance bars and massage parlours in the Valley, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 15/12/2008)

Men and women, by Yuba Raj Guragain (kp 14/12/2008)

Booming flesh trade goes unchecked (kp 30/11/2008)

Girl child still a taboo as mom kills self (ht 29/11/2008)

Badi women change profession, by Kamal Panthi (kp 28/11/2008)

Suffering of a widow, by Shakti Poudel (kp 22/11/2008)

Woman strangled to death for witchcraft (kp 05/11/2008)

Celebrating womanhood goes int’l (kp 21/10/2008)

Women break glass ceiling with gusto, by Shivani Ran (ht 17/10/2008)

Gender-friendly Bill to counter discrimination (ht 13/10/2008)

Gender-bender: Jhakri roots for woman power (ht 05/10/2008)

Karate for women, by Punam Ghimire (kp 27/09/2008)

More Nepali women seeking greener pastures abroad (ht 05/09/2008)

Rehab centers for trafficking survivors (kp 04/09/2008)

Chhaupadi and beauty pageant, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp 22/08/2008), Chhaupadi and women’s dignity, by Himlal Belbase (kp 23/08/2008)

Money & women, by Suvechchha Poudel (kp 18/08/2008)

Trafficking: Bane of Poverty, by Keshab Poudel (sp 15/08/2008)

Domestic Violence against Women in Nepal, by Deepa Bhatt (tg 13/08/2008), Refrain from insulting women (tg 13/08/2008)

Bridging the gap, by Shakti Poudel (kp 12/08/2008)

Sex and the City (ht 11/08/2008)

Miss Nepal ‘08 postponed under Maoist pressure, by Pawan Neupane (kp 07/08/2008), Beauty debate (kp 08/08/2008), Maoist women halt cultural show (kp 10/08/2008), Nudity shouldn’t be condemned; religion reveres it, interview with three Miss Nepal contestants, Zenisha Moktan, Nisha Adhikari and Sahana Bajracharya (kp 11/08/2008), Much ado about Miss Nepal (kp 13/08/2008), Miss Nepal rescheduled for August 23 (nn 13/08/2008), Miss Nepal, by Dikshya Karki (kp 14/08/2008), Beauty and moral hypocrisy, by Arun Gupto (kp 17/08/2008), No Miss, New Nepal?, by Nikita KC (kp 17/08/2008) [When will these strange minded moralists ban the wearing of Saris in public? This is also semi-nude presentation of women if you want so!!], Miss Nepal postponed again (kp 20/08/2008), Miss Nepal pageant postponed again (ht 20/08/2008), Beauty pageant becomes new government’s first casualty (Gulf Times 21/08/2008)

Rituals and modern women, by Sorrel Retchford (kp 03/08/2008)

Court seeks clarification on campus dress code (kp 31/07/2008)

Legitimize prostitution: sex workers (rn 29/07/2008)

A new life: Young women escape abuse and find a chance to start afresh, by Dhruba Simkhada (nt 18/07/2008)

‘Abortion right leads to women’s empowerment’ (kp 13/07/2008)

Migrant women’s rights not secured: Experts (ht 05/07/2008)

Daughter-in-law tortured over dowry (kp 01/07/2008), Woman thrashed, expelled from home over dowry, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 01/07/2008)

Who demands reservation?, by Prabha Kaini (kp 28/06/2008)

Nepal: A Small Victory for Nepali Women, by Mallika Aryal (IPS 24/06/2008)

‘Most violence victim women are of productive age’ (kp 16/06/2008)

To go or not to go, by Shreejana Shrestha (kp 12/06/2008)

Lure for foreign employment: Women leaving for riskier jobs abroad (kp 08/06/2008)

‘Cops, medicos, judiciary insensitive to GBV’ (kp 28/05/2008), Punish the culprits (kp 28/05/2008)

Women In Constituent Assembly, by Indira Aryal (rn 21/05/2008)

Nepali women on Everest, by Raman Grandon (kp 04/05/2008)

Rural women making difference, by Sorrel Retchford (kp 11/05/2008)

Violence against women on rise, by Bechu Gaud (kp 30/04/2008), Combating Violence against Dalit Women of the Terai, by Hari Bansh Jha (tg 30/04/2008)

Misuse of freedom, by Suvechchha Poudel (kp 29/04/2008)

Women, polls and power, by Sangita Rayamajhi (kp 24/04/2008)

Call girl dies while trying to evade arrest (ht 29/03/2008)

Victim of Circumstances, by Sorrel Retchford (kp 23/03/2008)

Where grownup women go to school (nt 21/03/2008)

Who speaks for masculinity?, by Sangita Rayamaji (kp 19/03/2008), Masculinity or masculinities?, by Sanjeev Uprety (kp 25/03/2008), Can the plural male speak?, by Sangita Rayamaji (kp 01/04/2008)

Contribution of women’s remittances to poverty reduction, by Chandra Bhadra (tg 12/03/2008)

Maid To Order, by Geeta Seshu (rn 10/03/2008)

Self-motivation: New slogan for women, by Naeema Siddiqua (ht 09/03/2008)

Ladies first (kp 08/03/2008), UN agencies, NHRC stress on improvement in women status (nn 07/03/2008)

Deepa, Pushpa, Sita and Maiya, by Moheindu Chemjong and Govinda Dahal (nt 07/03/2008)

Office childcare a boon for career women, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 07/03/2008)

Violence against women on rise, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 01/03/2008)

Religious women, by Rekha Acharya (kp 28/02/2008)

Negativizing women in politics, by Sangita Rayamajhi (kp 14/02/2008)

All staff women at Purvanchal FM (kp 04/02/2008)

Early women in tourism, by Raman Grandon (kp 03/02/2008)

Wives’ associations: A case of identity crisis?, by Anjali Subedi (kp 01/02/2008)

Cows, women and Hindus, by Sorrel Retchford (kp 30/01/2008)

Women and land ownership, by Maina Dhital (kp 27/01/2008)

Villagers unite for woman’s cause, by Shiva Puri (kp 16/01/2008)

Annual negotiations for kamalari girls begin, by Ganesh Chaudhari (kp 08/01/2008), A national disgrace (kp 09/01/2008)

Working women, by Punam Ghimire (kp 08/01/2008)

Badi women take up new occupation, by Kamal Panthi (kp 08/01/2008)

Girls in private, boys in public school, by Surendra Subedi (kp 03/01/2008)

Gender: Education fails to dent divide, by Anjali Subedi (kp 01/01/2008)

'Ensure women's space under 23-point agreement' (kp 01/01/2008)

Single women narrate woes: Some face sexual exploitation from in-laws (kp 06/12/2007)

Women forced out of home over dowry, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 04/12/2007)

Crime against women, by Nitesh Nepal (kp 01/12/2007)

Women of productive age prone to violence (kp 26/11/2007)

Parsa villagers vie to adopt foundling, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 20/11/2007)

‘I wish no woman meets my fate’, by Hasrun Idrishi (kp 19/11/2007)

Convulsion disorder seen as witchery, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 16/11/2007)

Women trafficking still on the rise (kp 16/11/2007)

Gendering, endangering women, by Shuvaraj Ranabhat (kp 10/11/2007)

In-laws burn woman alive, Muslim women protest, by Janak Nepal (kp 09/11/2007), Muslim gurus to campaign for women's rights, by Janak Nepal (kp 13/11/2007)

Precautions for Nepali Women in Foreign Employment, by Mohan Nepali (Scoop 05/11/2007)

In-laws ‘try’ to burn woman alive, by Janak Nepal (kp 03/11/2007)

Women's lib (kp 31/10/2007)

Ascites victim tortured for ‘illicit pregnancy’ (kp 30/10/2007)

Women accused of witchcraft, tortured (kp 17/10/2007)

34 years on widow gets inheritance, by Damodar Neupane (kp 14/10/2007)

Girl Trafficking: Rising Concern, by Keshab Poudel (sp 12/10/2007)

End discrimination against girl-child: Women activists (kp 05/10/2007)

Laws biased against women: study (samn 01/10/2007)

Nepali women less equal, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 29/09/2007)

Girl trafficking from Nepal on rise: UN (samn 26/09/2007)

Educating boys at girls’ expense, by Anjali Subedi (kp 21/09/2007), State of girls (kp 22/09/2007)

Masculine aggression, by Sorrel Retchford (kp 21/09/2007)

What are all my children’s names?, by Baburam Kharel (kp 14/09/2007)

Spare a Thought for Women in America: Our Nepal citizen reporter compares the tribulations of women in the two nations, by Bhumika Ghimire (on 13/09/2007)

A problem, obvious yet invisible, by Adity Rana (kp 09/09/2007)

Mind hygiene duing menstruation (kp 04/09/2007)

National Women's Commission formed (nn 25/08/2007)

Madhesi women vow to fight domestic violence, by Binod Tripathi (kp 21/08/2007)

Gender and development: Over 100,000 women are missing in Nepal, by Saurav Dev Bhatta (kp 17/08/2007)

Women bus conducters, a tough new breed, by Anjali Subedi (kp 15/08/2007)

Granny beaten for alleged witchcraft, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 10/08/2007)

Single women still mistreated, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 06/08/2007)

Behind the walls, by Mia Nakano (kp 05/08/2007)

Nepali women long to dance, by Kamala Sarup (Scoop 04/08/2007)

Challenge for society: Dowry system, by Shruti Regmi (Adhikari) (kp 29/07/2007)

‘Don’t victimize women over abortion’ (kp 28/07/2007)

Women’s status improving: Report (kp 28/07/2007)

Rehab: new ball game for ex-sex workers, by Binod Tripathi (kp 27/07/2007)

Human Trafficking: Harsh Hand, by Nirakar Poudel (sp 27/07/2007)

Govt doc on chhaupadi elimination ready (samn 25/07/2007)

More women seeking divorce, by Saraswoti Karki (kp 14/07/2007)

Decriminalization will protect women, by Prativa Subedi (kp 12/07/2007)

Most dangerous disappearing act, by Chris Randall (kp 30/06/2007)

Women's cricket emerging in Nepal (nn 25/06/2007)

Beating back sexual predators, by Samragyee Bhandari (kp 21/06/2007)

Domestic violence on the rise (kp 18/06/2007)

The soaring lady Pilots of Nepal, by Nitesh Nirala (kp 14/06/2007)

Job, marriage linked to women’s health, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 28/05/2007)

Woman trafficking in Nepal (kp 27/05/2007)

Life after divorce, by Nitika Nepal (kp 26/05/2007)

Chhaupadi elimination (samn 24/05/2007)

Displaced women are vulnerable: panel (samn 19/05/2007)

Acid attacks: Men are waging chemical warfare on women and getting away with it, by Manoj Shrestha (nt 18/05/2007), Acid attacks on women rising in Nepal (wi 22/05/2007)

Violence against women, by Nitika Nepal (kp 16/05/2007)

Nepali women empowerment truth or sham?, by Shaheen Gani (kp 15/05/2007)

Bride flees, groom weds her sister (kp 01/05/2007), Family marries off 15-year-old to save honour (Khaleej Times 01/05/2007)

Nepal brides starve for lack of toilets (Gulf Times, 29/04/2007)

Gender inequality starts before birth, by Garima Bastola (kp 28/04/2007)

Anatomy of gender discrimination, by Sushil Rijal (kp 20/04/2007)

Nepalese women abroad will continue to be left in a lurch, it is necessary to pay attention to it in time, by Amika Rajthala, Member Sancharika Samuha, Nepal (tg 18/04/2007)

Woman fed excreta on witchcraft charge, by Binod Tripathi (kp 07/04/2007), Woman accused of witchcraft evicted, by Prem Nepali (kp 15/04/2007)

SC orders return of dowry (kp 02/04/2007)

Moms lap up journalism training, by Madhav Aryal (kp 31/03/2007)

Educated Sasu accused of domestic violence (kp 30/03/2007)

Hands On, by Sanjeev Phuyal (Asia News Network 23/03/2007)

Miss Nepal contestants show their talents (nn 22/03/2007), Miss Nepal contest to face protests (samn 23/03/2007), Minister Mahara opposes Miss Nepal 2007 event (nn 04/04/2007), After king, Maoists take on Miss Nepal (wi 06/04/2007), Maoists declare war on beauty pageants in Nepal (wi 07/04/2007), Sitashma Chand wins Miss Nepal title (nn 07/04/2007), Sitashma Chand is Miss Nepal 2007 (kp), Sitashma Chand wins Miss Nepal title (samn) 08/04/2007), Beauty queens on ramp, protests on street, by Lekhnath Pant (kp 08/04/2007), Maoists fail to unseat Miss Nepal (wi 08/04/2007), Pageant row (kp 09/04/2007), Ugly Protest Over Beauty Contest: Police baton-charge Maoists protesting Miss Nepal contest, by Umesh Shrestha (on 11/04/2007), Endangered pluralism, by Hari Bansha Dulal (kp 12/04/2007)

Kuwait becomes latest 'hellhole' for Nepali women (wi 19/03/2007)

97th International Women’s Day being celebrated (nn 08/03/2007), Can women unite under diversity?, by Prativa Subedi (kp 08/03/2007), Enduring violence in silence, by Salina Joshi (kp 08/03/2007), Women’s status (kp 09/03/2007)

Servants of the House: Women's Lives in Rural Nepal: The plight of wives in village societies, by Santosh Chhetri (on 03/03/2007), Jill of All Trades, Mistress of None: Housework hinders Nepalese women in their pursuit of an identity outside the domestic sphere, by Smita Poudel (on 07/03/2007)

Desperate plight of Nepal 'slave girls', by Charles Haviland (BBC News 02/03/2007)

Zero tolerance against gender violence (samn 01/03/2007)

25% seats for women in public transport (samn 01/03/2007)

Call for help (samn 25/02/2007)

My Sister's Marriage, My Loss: A Nepali brother remembers the most difficult situation of his life, by Santosh Chhetri (on 20/02/2007)

Woman caged for 17 years (samn 10/02/2007)

Girls’ club soaring to popularity, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 08/02/2007)

What is the present status of Nepali women in Nepal? by Shanta Thapaliya (tg 31/01/2007)

At home, at work, by Jenima Sherpa (nt 26/01/2007)

Freeing from fear, by Nitika Nepal (kp 24/01/2007)

Widows’ woe, by Madhab Regmi (kp 16/01/2007)

Ex-Kamalari sweats for siblings’ education, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 12/01/2007)

Women outdoing men in salon business, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 10/01/2007)

Muslim women flock to maita for minilap, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 31/12/2006)

Gutsy lady behind the wheel, by Anjali Subedi (kp 25/12/2006)

Over 9 percent of overseas workers are women (nn 09/12/2006)

Women after war, by Naresh Newar (nt 08/12/2006), Revolting Against Discrimination: With the restoration of democracy, women pluck courage to speak out against socio-cultural discrimination and violence, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 08/12/2006)

Woman fed excreta for 'practicing witchcraft’, by Shiva Puri (kp 06/12/2006)

Less women staff working in govt offices (samn 04/12/2006)

Wage system discriminates women workers (samn 04/12/2006)

Far-western women demand end to discrimination (nn 03/12/2006)

Implement Resolution 1325 for protection and promotion of women’s rights: Sundh (nn 28/11/2006)

Women on wheels (kp 28/11/2006)

Women tempo drivers find dignity (kp 27/11/2006)

Women in Doti facing health risk (samn 26/11/2006)

Int’l Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women: Poor commitment snags resolution on women, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 25/11/2006), Ending violence against women, by Sarmila Shrestha (kp 25/11/2006), Laws on violence against women sought (samn 26/11/2006)

Girls recount life of horror as domestic help in Gulf, by Anjali Subedi (kp18/11/2006), Women workers relate tales of miseries (samn 18/11/2006)

Nepal 'goddess' inquiry ordered, by Surendra Phuyal (BBC News 01/11/2006),  SC asks govt to study Kumari custom (samn 01/11/2006), Nepal plans inquiry on "living goddess" tradition, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters 02/11/2006), Nepal court orders child-rights investigation into living goddess tradition (International Herald Tribune 02/11/2006),  Goddess status may violate girls' rights, says court, by Thomas Bell (Telegraph, UK 03/11/2006), Nepal’s top court orders ‘living goddess’ probe (Gulf Times 03/11/2006), Body parts found in Nepal park to be tested (Gulf Times 03/11/2006)

Dalit women see change in Parbat (samn 28/10/2006)

Micro-credit to combat violence during pregnancy, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 28/10/2006)

UNDP Nepal stresses on women participation in legal professions (nn 27/10/2006)

Trafficking tactics: A new bus route and employment dreams are getting women in trouble, by Rameshwor Bohara (nt 27/10/2006)

Drive against Chhaupadi bearing fruit (samn 26/10/2006)

Muslim women begin breaking new ground (samn 22/10/2006)

Illiterate women more prone to violence (samn 15/10/2006)

Girls nabbed for illegal works (samn 15/10/2006)

The Modern Slave Trade: Smugglers sell Nepali women and girls for $340, by Shekhar K.C. (on 28/09/2006)

Nursing mother victim of obsolete tradition, by Rajendra Nath (kp 25/09/2006)

200,000 Nepal women in Indian brothels (Mid-Day 24/09/2007)

Revolution for Female Emancipation: Gender inequality in Nepal has led many women to take up arms with the Maoists, by Smita Poudel (on 20/09/2006)

Anti-discriminatory bill tabled (kp 20/09/2006)

Minister rescues four Nepali women (nn 16/09/2006), Minister rescues Kuwait-bound women, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 16/09/2006)

Kamlaris in Dang: Young Tharu girls sold into indentured labour are slowly being brought home, by Suman Pradhan (nt 15/09/2006)

‘Men's meet’ to cut domestic violence (kp 14/09/2006)

Women rebel against Chhaupadi (kp 10/09/2006)

‘Women migrants’ rights abused terribly’ (kp 07/09/2006)

Women in red, by Mona Adhikari (kp 25/08/2006)

Ultimatum crime, by Suvechha Poudel (kp 22/08/2006)

Women plough in the nude anticipating rain (kp 22/08/2006) [Such news are in the papers every year. It is time to abolish this disgraceful nonsense that has obviously been invented by so-caled high caste males!]

Economic Security For Women: Is Micro-credit The Panacea? by Dilli Prasad Bhattarai and Sajjad Ahmad Shaikh (rn 17/08/2006)

Sex workers' woes, by Rajan Raj Acharya (kp 11/08/2006), Go, go dancers: Maoist women keep dance bar owners and police on their toes, by Alok Tumbahangphey (nt 11/08/2006)

Deserted belle brings marital bliss, by Madhav Ghimire & Ramesh Adhikari (kp 07/08/2006)

Woman seeks justice, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 02/08/2006)

Jeena’s wings (nt 21/07/2006)

Gender discrimination (kp 21/07/2006)

Nepal: Women Face Widespread Violence; Even home is not safe when laws to protect women are not seriously implemented, by Rajan Pokhrel (Ohmy News 17/07/2006)

Women drivers are less ‘mishap-prone’ (samn 11/07/2006)

Nepal woman paraded naked, gang raped for son's romance (wi 10/07/2006)

Women police unit for cabin, dance girls (kp 06/07/2006)

Muslim girl joins police service, by Dilli Ram Khatiwada (kp 27/06/2006)

Girls at risk as ever, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 24/06/2006)

Paying more attention to women’s wages: Women from western Nepal bring their equal pay for equal work struggle to the capital, by Naresh Newar (nt 16/06/2006)

‘Ambitious’ project for rural women okayed, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 10/06/2006)

Trafficking survivors being denied justice, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 10/06/2006) [This has also to do with Hindu political thinking according to which women are not full human beings; the Hindu world is a man's world! The abolition of the Hindu state is a very first step to change this injustice against women!]

‘Gender inequality mars safe motherhood’, by Post B. Basnet (kp 10/06/2006)

Hardship Awaits Women After Prison in Nepal: Rejected by society and family, few have anywhere to turn, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 09/06/2006)

HoR endorses ‘historic’ proposal on women rights (nn 30/05/2006), Nepal reserves 33 p.c. posts for women, by Ameet Dhakal (Hindu 31/05/2006),  Resolution implementation will have to wait [Why is greater participation of women a constitutional problem and the abolition of royal powers not??], 33 percent reservations for women; Citizenship through mom possible (kp 31/05/2006), Gender equality, by Anjali Subedi (kp 31/05/2006), Parliament okays 33% stake for women (samn 31/05/2006), Nepal women's rights law hailed (BBC News 31/05/2006), Revolution Reaches Out to Women, by Marty Logan (Inter Press Service 31/05/2006), Gender Justice (rn 01/06/2006), Empowered women (kp 01/06/2006)

Majority of people trafficked are girls and women: Study (nn 24/05/2006), Nearly 100,000 women trafficked annually (samn 24/05/2006)

Men can’t file for divorce over infertility, Nepal’s Supreme Court rules (Khaleej Times 31/03/2006), Nepal women hail divorce ruling (BBC News 31/03/2006), SC scraps provision of divorce on infertility (nn 31/03/2006), SC nixes divorce for infertility (kp 31/03/2006)

15 Nepali girls rescued from Delhi brothels (kp 31/03/2006)

Rana appointed National Women Commission chairperson (nn 21/03/2006)

Interview with Lily Thapa, director of Women for Human Rights (WHR) and associate professor at Padma Kanya Campus, by Unika Shrestha  (ko 17/03/2006)

Holi(ganism) humiliates, enrages women, by A Sanam Bhaily (kp 13/03/2006)

Democracy means more women take to media (kp 13/03/2006),  Media workplaces gender insensitive: Report (nn 13/03/2006), Many media workplaces in Nepal "gender insensitive": study (Xinhua 13/03/2006), Fair Communication: A leading NGO conducts a survey to assess the state of women in Nepalese media (sp 17/03/2006)

Dowry strife makes woman flee home, by A Sanam Bhaila (kp 11/03/2006), Justice for woman who refused to pay dowry (kp 15/03/2006)

Protecting The Rights Of Women Farmers, by Kamala Sarup (Scoop 10/03/2006)

Puja comes back: The nine-year-old made it further than the 20 percent of Nepali children who never enroll in primary school (nt 10/03/2006)

Wife ceded for Rs 1,000 debt, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 08/03/2006), Nepali swaps wife to settle $15 debt (wi 08/03/2006)

Nepal’s women prime victim of war: UN (nn 07/03/2006)

Women rights defenders at 'risk' (kp 05/03/2006)

Nepal 'Witches' Targets of Brutal Wrath: Accusations from ignorance can lead to torture, murder, by Amit Pyakurel (Ohmy News 26/02/2006)

Programme for teenage girls starts (samn 26/02/2006)

Agonizing tales from Central Jail, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 23/02/2006) [This is what the male dominated Hindu state calls equality of women!]

Chhaupadi on the verge of abolishment in Nepal: Ancient practice seen as discriminating against menstruating women, by Chanda Thapa (Ohmy News 22/02/2006)

Nepal Recruits Female Officers to Army: For the first time in history, 67 commissioned (Ohmy News 22/01/2006)

Early Marriage Affects Development of Nepal: Local customs and laws prevent women from contributing to country's growth, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 21/02/2006)

Girls to herald social change (samn 19/02/2006)

Involvement of men in gender issues, by Mona Shrestha Adhikari (kp 19/02/2006)

Nepalese Girls Forced into Marriage Education is needed to change tradition, by Bishnu K.C. (Ohmy News 01/02/2006)

From beggar to seller (nt 27/01/2006)

Attending to kids, cows, classes, by Bikram Giri (kp 17/01/2006)

Classroom curtained, males out, by Kamal Panthi (kp 16/01/2006)

Indo-Nepal JCBC expresses concern over women trafficking (nk 14/01/2006)

Hard Work Bote families go hungry when women do not crush stones, by Vishnu Prasad Sharma (sp 13/01/2006)

4 Nepali women rescued from Agra brothel (kp 10/01/2006)

Nepal girls rescued from Indian circuses (samn 08/01/2006)

Dalit woman shackled for months (samn 01/04/2006)

Girls sold for sexploitation in India's residential areas (kp 04/01/2006)

Widows asked to bring changes (samn 03/01/2006)

Shining Input: Even though they constitute only six percent of total migrant workforce, Nepalese women contribute 11 percent of the total remittances, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 30/12/2005)

Nepal: In Prison, For No Crime, by Sudeshna Sarkar (One World 23/12/2005)

Role of women important in generating remittance (nn 19/12/2005)

SC empowers women to sell their property at their own wish (nn 16/12/2005), Women’s property, their will: SC, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 16/12/2005), Activists hail Nepal women ruling (BBC News 16/12/2005)

Custom-made injustice, by Aruna Upreti (One World 13/12/2005), Nepali court sides with women (One World 13/12/2005)

International Day for The Elimination of Violence against Women, by Junko Sazaki, Country Representative, UNFPA (sp 09/12/2005)

Silent Suffering: Thousands of illiterate and rural women silently suffer the miseries of uterine prolapse caused by sheer hard work coupled with lack of basic health services (sp 09/12/2005)

Awaiting death in bonded sex trade, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 07/12/2005)

'7000 Nepali women trafficked Annually' (samn 06/12/2005)

Women scores (kp 05/12/2005)

Sexual harassment in workplaces (kp 03/12/2005)

Not implementing laws fuels violence against women (kp 01/12/2005), Men to curb violence against women (samn 03/12/2005)

First lot of women workers for Malaysia (kp 30/11/2005)

Nepal Women Win Right to Get Passports (Star Tribune 28/11/2005), No Gender-Based Discrimination For Providing With Passport: SC (nln 29/11/2005), Issue passport to women without discrimination: SC (nn 29/11/2005), Court victory for Nepal's women (BBC News 29/11/2005), Empowering women (kp 30/11/2005)

Jyapu women play dhime (samn 27/11/2005)

Govt ignoring SC verdict on chhaupadi (samn 26/11/2005)

Stop and eliminate gender based violence against women: UN (nn 25/11/2005), ‘Ensure zero tolerance for violence against women’ (kp 26/11/2005)

Int'l Day against VAW, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 24/11/2005)

Nepal's wife-sharing custom fades, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 23/11/2005)

Nepal king joins foes over living goddesses, by Thomas Bell (Standard 12/11/2005)

Quiting impossible for Nepali sex workers, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 10/11/2005), “Slavery with a capital S”: Nepali girls forced into prostitution in India are trafficked and held by Nepalis themselves, by Marty Logan 11/11/2005), Sex menace (kp 11/11/2005)

Morang women to break marriage (samn 08/11/2005)

Menstruating girls don’t touch books (kp 05/11/2005)

From minor maids to cabin girls, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 05/11/2005)

Over Two-Dozen Nepalese Women Rescued in Mumbai (nln 30/10/2005)

Most sex workers sans citizenship certificates, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 30/10/2005)

Everest's daughters show whose new boss in Nepal (New Kerala 21/10/2005), Everest's daughters show whose new boss in Nepal (Newind Press 21/10/2005)

Internally displaced women are in risky jobs: Report (nn 29/09/2005)

Flesh trade (kp 29/09/2005)

What is the present status of Nepali women in Nepal? by Shanta Thapaliya (tg 28/09/2005)

‘We shouldn’t be tagged sex workers’, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 28/09/2005)

Trafficking in Women, Nepal's Dirtiest Secret, by Bhuwan Thapaliya (Global Politician 25/09/2005)

A shameful blot (kp 24/09/2005)

Court asks govt. to abolish ‘chhaupadi’ system (nn 15/09/2005)

Women, literacy and Development, by Kamala Sarup (nn 08/09/2005), Terrorism Threatens Womens Literacy & Development, by Kamala Sarup (Scoop 12/09/2005)

'Lift conditional ban on women seeking job in Gulf' (kp 01/09/2005)

Attack On Women's Rights In Nepal, by Kamala Sarup (Global Politician 30/08/2005)

Trafficking in Women Nepal's Dirtiest Secret: Selling girls to Indian brothels is a problem rooted in culture, but it is not too late to reverse, by Bhuwan Thapaliya (Ohmy News 17/08/2005)

Films offer traditional roles for women (samn 10/08/2005)

Cabin Restaurants, Women Workers & HIV/AIDS Threat, by Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn 05/08/2005)

Nepal is taking a vanguard's role in global women rights, by Cedric Rehman (tg 03/08/2005)

Miseries of red colour, by Byanjana Sharma (kp 02/08/2005)

Ex-sex workers recount sordid past (kp 31/07/2005)

Tharu Village: Where Women Rule The Roost, by Gagan Bista (sp 29/07/2005)

Farm Management In Nepal The Gender Perspective, by Sangeeta Manandhar (rn 22/07/2005)

Badi women turn to other professions (rn 19/07/2005)

Sexually Exploited Women in Conflict: In Nepal, thousands of women are subjected to widespread and systematic sexual violence, by Kamala Sarup (Ohmy News 18/07/2005)

Capitalism and Nepali women, by sangita Rayamajhi (kp 12/07/2005)

Prioritize gender equality: UNFPA (kp 12/07/2005)

Voice against DV, by Swagat Raj Pandey (kp 06/07/2005)

Plight of single women in S Asia, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 05/07/2005), see also part 2

Nine Nepali women nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (nn 29/06/2005), Nepali nominees' names disclosed (kp 30/06/2005), see campaign website

A discourse on Sex and Gender, by Savitree Thapa Gurung (tg 29/06/2005)

Wife bashing a no-no with WWG, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 28/06/2005)

Portraying Traditional Roles: A report has shown that women participation in electronic media is not only scanty, but the roles given to women on the screen dominantly portrays their traditional role, by Thakur Amgai (sp 24/06/2005)

Gender disparity in SLC performance (samn 19/06/2005)

Rapes Are Increasing. Where Is The Law? by Kamala Sarup (Scoop 17/06/2005)

Female teachers a boon for girl enrolment, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 12/06/2005)

Marital rape victims still denied justice, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 12/06/2005)

Nepali Women & Reproductive Rights, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 10/06/2005)

Sex workers for legalization of profession, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 08/06/2005)

Addressing Violence Against Women, by Ballav Dahal (rn 05/06/2005)

Widows' concerns unaddressed (kp 27/05/2005)

Women of South Asia in statistics, by Tara Dahal (tg 25/05/2005)

Women's meet endorses widows' rights, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 21/05/2005)

Conflict impacting women's health (kp 19/05/2005

‘Decree on marital rape calls for implementation’ (kp 18/95/2005)

Women's liberation, by Byanjana Sharma (kp 10/05/2005)

Writ filed on Kumaris' rights (kp 07/05/2005)

Sadiya's plight after the dreaded word, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 07/05/2005)

Dowry System: Women Victimised, by Ananda Gautam (rn 03/05/2005)

And sex exploitation goes on... (kp 29/04/2005), Sexual exploitation (kp 30/04/2005)

Girl Trafficking: No Full Stops, by Keshab Poudel (sp 22/04/2005)

Laws a barrier to women’s empowerment, by Akanshya Shah (ht 07/04/2005)

Girl trafficking (kp 31/03/2005

Is India keeping vigil? by Surendra Phuyal (kp 30/03/2005)

‘17,000 Nepali girls in Indian sex market’ (ht 26/03/2005), Figures on trafficking inflated: Report (kp 28/03/2005), The root cause (ht 28/03/2005

Salina Joshi: Crusader against gender discriminations (kp 30/01/2005)

Women Awareness (rn 18/01/2005)

Woman’s body and nationalism (kp 11/01/2005)

Doti girls sold off under pretext of marriage, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (kp 07/01/2005)

Silent victims of domestic violence, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (kp 06/01/2005)

Rural women no longer 'passive to poverty and gender discrimination', by N.P.Upadhyaya (tg 05/01/2005)

Taj trip lands Birgunj lass in brothel, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 05/01/2005)

Girls miss school during periods, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (kp 02/01/2005)

For older links see archive

Background

Women of Nepal: Profiles of Nepali Women

Working Women Journalists (WWJ)

Himalayan Indigenous Women Network (HIWN)

The Women's Foundation of Nepal, foundation for the solidarity and development of women

Organization fights against trafficking in Nepali girls: Group founder brings story to Kennedy School, by Alvin Powell (Harvard Gazette, 13/03/2003)

Women's empowerment program, Nepal, organized by Pact

All Nepal Women Association (ANWA)

Maiti Nepal, crusading for the prevention of girl trafficking, rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of trafficked victims

Asmita, media organization for women empowerment and gender equality

Mahila Web, sharing resources about women and gender in Nepal

Sancharika Samuha (SAS), a forum for women communicators

Women publishing in Asia: Nepal

Alliance against Trafficking in Women and Children, Kathmandu (AATWIN)

Laws relating to women's rights, from A Study of the Legal System and Legal Situation in Rural Areas of the Kingdom of Nepal, New Era, Friedrich Nauman Foundation, February 1988

South Asian Women's Network (SAWNET)