Novela Acharya

Youth In Politics: A Present Day Context

For the upcoming election, there is a wave of young people running for various positions. Youths like rapper Balen Shah running for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Sumit Kharel for Budhanilkantha Municipality, nurse Nitu Khadka for Baglung Municipality are a few of such names.

By Novela Acharya Apr 24, 2022

Turning The Tide: Addressing Gender Biases In Media

Looking into the current scenario especially for a country like Nepal, women’s attraction in mass media is solely driven by the intuition of becoming a celebrity quickly rather than a sustained objective of changing one's life or societal causes through the platform.

By Novela Acharya Aug 25, 2021

How COVID-19 Threatens The Future Of The Children, Especially Young Girls?

The number of child marriage has escalated higher in Nepal following the lockdown during the pandemic. Many girls at a very young age are married off to ease the economic burden, as many families in the rural areas who generate income through agriculture are suffering from economic crisis caused by the pandemic.

By Novela Acharya Apr 25, 2021

Women's Representation In Politics: Just A Tokenism

By Novela Acharya Feb 06, 2021

Women Migrant Workers And Their Human Rights

According to a report published in 2018, almost 80% of the total Nepalese women working abroad are domestic workers and among these as well 80% of them are living there with no proper documents whatsoever

By Novela Acharya Dec 27, 2020

Human Rights Dimension To COVID-19 Response And Its Long-Term Effects

Some governments around the world have used corona pandemic as the justification to opacity, misleading the general public with non-transparent information regarding the health data.

By Novela Acharya Nov 27, 2020

Escalating Rape Culture In Nepal

. It is heart-wrenching when looking at the data provided by the Nepal Police of the number of cases of rape and murder of young girls over the past few months' time. According to a report by the Nepal Police, there were 2144 cases of rape and 687 cases of attempt to rate in the fiscal year 2019/2020, amongst which most of them were minor girls.

By Novela Acharya Oct 19, 2020

Widened Gender Disparity In Education

According to a report by the World Economic Forum in 2020, educational attainment gaps has narrowed down across the world with 35 countries achieving 100 percent parity and 120 countries reducing their educational gap by at least 95 percent.

By Novela Acharya Sep 16, 2020

Bridging Gaps Between Knowledge And Action In Disaster Risk Reduction

By Novela Acharya Aug 16, 2020

The Impacts Of COVID-19 On Women-Owned Businesses

As per a report by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), 29.8 percent of the enterprises in Nepal are owned by women, which are 247, 880 in number.

By Novela Acharya Aug 01, 2020

Gender Perspective In Disaster Risk Reduction And Management Nepalese Context

By Novela Acharya Jul 22, 2020

100 Years Of Abolition Of 'Sati' Practice And Still A Huge Surge In Gender Based Violence

In Hindu culture, women are worshipped as goddesses in various forms. In Nepalese culture, presence of five young virgin girls as "Panchakanya" is considered auspicious during special events and occasions while welcoming distinguished guests.

By Novela Acharya Jul 15, 2020

Mainstreaming Gender When Incorporating Advanced Technology In Agriculture

By Novela Acharya Jul 08, 2020

Women In Agriculture During The Post COVID-19 Recovery Phase

With the surge of male migration to foreign countries for employment, the proportion of females heading households has increased considerably over the years.

By Novela Acharya Jul 01, 2020