female-politicians

Nepali women go from home to House

Of the 162 among 165 constituencies where winners of the First Past the Post (FPTP) ballots have been counted from Nepal's parliamentary elections, only...

The power to have a say in her-story

Nepal’s provincial and federal elections are due on 20 November, but the political parties seem reluctant to allow their women colleagues to...

Shristi Karki

Reward performance

“We are always proud about the fact that Nepal has a female President and Speaker, but do you think Bidya Devi Bhandari,...

Shristi Karki

Deputies drive development in rural Nepal

Gita Adhikari, the deputy mayor of Damak, quit her job as assistant campus chief of Damak Multiple Campus when she was nominated...

“Nepali leaders unable to accept women in power”

The role of women in Nepal’s socio-political landscape is still on the margins, despite decades of activism. Nepali Times interviewed MP and outspoken gender...

Women leaders seen, but not heard

As the struggle for supremacy in Nepal’s politics enters a new and uncertain phase with a session of the restored Lower House...

Shristi Karki

Holding up the whole sky in Jumla

Of the more than 753 municipalities in Nepal, most are led by men and the deputy is required by law to be...

Monika Deupala

Women leaders set example for rest of Nepal

After the first elections under federalism in 2017, Hupsekot became one of only two municipalities in Nepal in which women were voted both...

Women leaders set example for rest of Nepal

After the first elections under federalism in 2017, Hupsekot became one of only two municipalities in Nepal in which women were voted both...