An all-daughter family: Using daily experiences to understand gender discrimination in Nepal

I was the only child, a daughter of my family, for almost 10 years. I was happily raised, I would say. I could accompany my parents in most social events and, unlike many kids, I had the privilege of growing up with adults. Then, I had a sibling. I am not aware if my mother had any social or family pressure to have a second child, but I had sometimes overheard some relatives and extended family members calling upon her to have a second child hoping that the family could have a boy – someone to carry the family lineage.

This was the first example of gender discrimination I know about in Nepal .