As the world celebrates 110 th International Women’s Day, Nepali Times caught up with Supreme Court Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla to discuss progress of Nepal’s feminist movement, and the legal ...

Nepal’s 2015 Constitution is considered as one of Asia’s most progressive in promoting women's political participation and empowerment. It is one of about 70 countries to adopt gender quotas to ...

Nepal is heading to the polls in less than two years. Voters will choose their representatives for three tiers of government – the local, provincial, and federal – which will shape Nepal’s political ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — As a child, Shanti Chaudhari was scolded by her parents for standing too close to a group of musicians playing the naumati baja, Nepal's nine traditional instruments, because ...

For 19-year-old Tina*, harassment was a daily threat lurking on every street corner in her hometown of Morang in Eastern Nepal. Catcalls, unwanted advances, and the constant fear for her safety eroded ...

In the bowl-shaped Birendranagar Valley surrounded by hills in Nepal, Nirmala Bastola is busy issuing tickets to visitors arriving at Bulbule Lake. "Quite a busy day today," said Bastola, the ...

What does Empowerment mean in the context of development projects? Empowerment is a process of change by which those who have been denied the ability to make strategic life choices acquire this ...

For decades, gender equity initiatives focused on representation and getting more women into leadership roles. But many organizations are discovering this isn't enough. And that's because a seat at ...