She is the Story: Narrating the strength of Nepali women every year–to change their portrayal in society forever

Every time Pooja Pant read stories about women in newspapers, all she saw was how these stories had the same narrative. A woman who survived an incident was either shown sympathy or pity. Despite overcoming something drastic in their lives, these women were usually seen from the same lens and that irked her.

“I always wondered why they didn’t write about women who overcame adversities and showed strength. That is when I and a colleague decided we could start something that could give a voice to women from the margins,” says Pant, who is the co-director of Voice of Women Media , also known as VOW Media.