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Nasreen Sheikh: From an Unremarkable Birth, to a Remarkable Life
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“I envision a world where women are leaders in their communities, they are in control of their own lives, their own rights, and their own decisions.”
Child Marriage
Nepal’s Child ‘Love Marriages’ Need Regulation Too
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Nepal’s government has pledged to end all child marriage by 2030. This should also apply to marriages being chosen by pre-teens and teens, since the consequences of child marriage affect girls whether they choose marriage or are forced into it.
citizenship laws
Nepal’s Constitution Maintains Fatherhood Bias
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“I am right now like a prisoner in my own country,” says a young woman who can’t get a passport and doesn’t have hope to study abroad because her father isn’t available to confer his citizenship on her. Nepal joins 27 countries with “dependent nationality” laws.
Teen Voices
In Nepal’s Disaster Camps, Girls Suffer Fear of ‘Staining’
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Talking about menstruation and feminine hygiene is rare in many parts of Nepal. After the earthquakes, that made it hard for girls struggling with rough camp conditions to speak up and say their foremost need was for sanitary pads.
Nepal
Social Caretaking Keeps Nepal Going Post-Quake
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During chaotic, makeshift times, women throughout Kathmandu are playing key roles in holding their families and society together. “She always tells us not to be afraid and keeps a close watch on us especially at night,” says the 14-year-old daughter of one woman.
Earthquake
Women Play Visible Roles in Rebuilding Nepal
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During a recent trip to Kathmandu, Iris Gonzales photographed the myriad ways women are playing a significant role in the difficult process of rebuilding. Here is a sampling of what she saw.
Teen Voices
In Nepal, Menstruation Can Mean Days in Isolation
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The restrictive, isolating practice of chhaupadi, outlawed 10 years ago, is still a way of life for some girls and women in Nepal. “I am not allowed to enter the kitchen or touch any material from it,” says a 17-year-old.
Nepal
Nepal’s Sex Industry Boom Lures Young Jobseekers
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Thousands of young women each year are lured into Kathmandu’s booming and unregulated sex industry that operates out of cafes and bars. Many arrive with hopes of saving money and going home, but the wages are often too meager for that to ever happen.
Crime & Law
Taboos Undercut Nepal’s Marital Rape Law
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Many women in Nepal say they didn’t know that involuntary intercourse within marriage has been outlawed. Women’s advocates say those who are aware would rather call it a form of domestic violence than marital rape.
Arts & Culture
Nepal Fields National Cricket Team for Blind Women
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The rules are modified for players’ vision levels, and the bats are shorter. But the pride of the players on Nepal’s national team for blind women seems boundless. “We’ll soon present a world-class blind woman cricketer,” the team’s coach says.