Discrimination and challenges faced by Nepali women

Women’s discrimination refers to the unjust treatment, exclusion, or disadvantage faced by women and girls based on their gender. It involves treating women less favourably than men in various aspects of life, including employment, education, social and economic opportunities, and everyday interactions.

Leaders say that the country has made significant progress in empowering women. Many women have achieved top positions in the past, such as Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the second President of Nepal, and Sushila Karki, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal and the only woman to have held the post. Women also hold ministerial positions in Nepal, with many belonging to affluent and educated families.