Year of Publication : 2006
The total population of Nepal is 2,31,51,423 out of which 1,15,87,502 are women constituting 50.05
percent of the population.1 However, women face discrimination on the basis of sex and gender in
various walks of life. The overall literacy rate of women is only 42.5 percent that is grossly low than
that of men, which is 65.1 percent.2 Studies on women’s status in Nepal reveals their secondary status
and resulting oppression because of dominant Hindu religion and prevailing social and cultural norms
in the country.
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