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Nepali schools, homes drenched in not-so-subtle internalized misogyny, patriarchy

By Supriya Pudasainy Misogyny, an ingrained prejudice against women and girls, can be witnessed and experienced in almost every aspect of our society. Be it home or academic environment, instances of casual and deep-rooted misogyny have been normalized to the extent that many people don’t even bother pointing it out. For many of us, normalization […]

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Elimination of patriarchy, law execution vital to curb increasing cases of rape

— Ravi Nayak Although humans across the globe are suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, incidents of rape have failed to cease. While we are trying to recuperate from the mental as well as physical exhaustion brought about by the pandemic, learning about an increase in rape cases is certainly saddening. According to a recent

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Power, Patriarchy, and Nepal: What are we, if not a construct of society?

I would like to start the article with an early-teen experience of mine. Growing up, I used to visit my maternal parents’ home often – once during such visit, a story about a particular family was rife. The family comprised of four members, husband, wife, and two children. Coming from a well to do family,

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Nepal’s ousted female deputy speaker vows to fight on for gender equality

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, Jan 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – One of Nepal’s most senior female politicians has said she was a “victim of patriarchy” after she was forced to stand down as parliament speaker, and vowed to fight for greater equality for women. Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe took over as acting speaker of Nepal’s lower house after

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Nepali schools, homes drenched in not-so-subtle internalized misogyny, patriarchy

Elimination of patriarchy, law execution vital to curb increasing cases of rape

Power, Patriarchy, and Nepal: What are we, if not a construct of society?

Nepal’s ousted female deputy speaker vows to fight on for gender equality

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