Essays about: "gender discrimination in nepal"

Found 5 essays containing the words gender discrimination in nepal.

1. 1. Barriers to education among Dalit girls: accessibility of educational opportunities in Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Neeti Pradhan; [2021]
   Keywords : Dalit; Inequality; Poverty; Education; Barrier; Socio-cultural norms; Discrimination; caste system; awareness; household; self-internalization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Unequal access to education still remains a major problem especially in developing countries such as Nepal. The caste system in Nepal creates a hierarchy of social groups which has resulted in unequal power distribution and unequal access to resources. READ MORE

3. 2. “Girls for sale” : Understanding the difficulties in protecting girls in Nepal from being exploited for prostitution

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Natasha Semenets; [2019]
   Keywords : Prostitution; trafficking; internal trafficking; sex trafficking; Nepal; children’s rights; Convention on the Rights of the Child; Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children; child prostitution and child pornography; The Constitution of Nepal; Act Relating to Children; gender discrimination; social injustice;

   Abstract : The number of girls that are being exploited for prostitution in Nepal has increased in recent years, and girls suffer a high risk of being exposed when they come from already poorly conditions. Previously, uneducated girls could be found in the adult entertainment sector, but nowadays even educated girls are being exploited. READ MORE

4. 3. Ending the practice of child marriages in Nepal: viewpoints and suggestions from children’s rights activists

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Suman Baral; [2019]
   Keywords : Child marriage; Dowry; Children’s rights; Enforcement of laws; Prevention measures; Child love marriage; Arrange marriage; Poverty; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis aimed to answer the research question: ‘What are the possible interventions measures to prevent child marriages in Nepal?’ by analyzing six in-depth semi structured interviews of people working for children’s rights. The earlier studies of child marriages and discussions of children and human rights has been used to analyse the data. READ MORE

5. 4. A case study of post-earthquake consequences for women within marginalized groups in Nepal : A qualitative case study with the aim to explore the consequences for women within marginalized groups in a post-earthquake society

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Elin Bengts; [2016]
   Keywords : Caste; Dalit; gender equality; intersectionality; post-earthquake consequences;

   Abstract : This report is the outcome of a case study conducted in Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2016. The purpose of the study is to investigate in the consequences of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, from the perspective of women within socioeconomically vulnerable groups. READ MORE

6. 5. HIV/AIDS Situatioin in Nepal : Transition to Women

   University essay from Institutionen för medicin och hälsa

   Author : Sangeeta Karki; [2008]
   Keywords : HIV AIDS; health; discrimination; women; Socio economic; cultural structure; Nepal;

   Abstract : This study is about age and gender specific HIV morbidity in Nepal. The main objective of the study is to find out the factors that affect the HIV prevalence in Nepali society and the relationships of different existing socio cultural and economic factors that have led females vulnerable to HIV infection especially to housewives. READ MORE