Gender equality has a rough road ahead as the country repeatedly fails to recognise its intensity

Women in Nepal make up more than half of the population (51.04 per cent). Yet gender equality is imbalanced; they have not been designated the equal rights they deserve. Since time immemorial, Nepal follows a patriarchal society, which means men are considered the head of the household and women are assigned more domestic roles.

From the very beginning, the importance of women’s work is diminished and no matter how hard they work they are still considered nothing but subordinate to men. Meanwhile, modern values insist on gender equality but patriarchal values are still deeply drenched in our mindset that women face discrimination in subtle yet devastating ways.