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Women’s political participation must move beyond quotas

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June 14, 2023

Women’s political participation must move beyond quotas

Increasing the proportion of women in political decision-making has long been an admirable goal in peacebuilding and development.

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Increasing the proportion of women in political decision-making has long been an admirable goal in peacebuilding and development.

February 6, 2023
Nepal: Landmark bill to boost women candidacy in polls

Election Commission is drafting a bill to increase women’s candidacy in all three tiers of government by a third.

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December 5, 2022
Nepal: New House of Representatives to be less inclusive

As proportional representation votes are scattered among parties, women, Dalits, Janajatis will be underrepresented.

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November 30, 2022
Nepal: Women candidates in HoR and PA elections of 2079 BS

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Five women candidates have been elected to the House of Representatives (HoR) in the elections held on November 20.

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November 15, 2022
Nepal: Women’s share in House likely to shrink

With few women FPTP candidates, more of them may need to be elected to the upper house to meet the requirement.

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October 13, 2022
Nepal: Major political parties fall short to ensure gender parity in politics

Almost all political parties have an extremely lower ratio of women to men candidates fielded under the first-past-the-post category in the upcoming elections.

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May 24, 2022
Nepal: Women candidates elected as mayor in two Rautahat local levels

The result announcement of elections held on May 13 have revealed two women candidates as the winners of mayoral elections in two local levels of Rautahat district. 

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A long way to go for gender equality in Nepali politics

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May 13, 2022

A long way to go for gender equality in Nepali politics

Nepal has progressive laws and quotas for women’s representation in politics, but patriarchy and gender discrimination run deep and influence the decisions of parties.

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Nepal has progressive laws and quotas for women’s representation in politics, but patriarchy and gender discrimination run deep and influence the decisions of parties.

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