single mothers in Nepal<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe new bill titled Right to Safe Motherhood not only enables single mothers to pass on their identity to their child but also incorporates some stringent laws concerning the medical health of mothers.<\/p>\n
The History of Women\u2019s Equality Day<\/strong>
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August 26, 2018 marked Women Equality Day, which was first celebrated in the US in 1920. The day commemorates the adoption of the 19th<\/sup> amendment to the UN Constitution, which granted American women the constitutional \u2018right to vote\u2019.<\/p>\nPresident Richard Nixon issued Proclamation-4236 for Women’s Equality Day<\/span>, which reads:<\/p>\n“The struggle for women’s suffrage, however, was only the first step toward full and equal participation of women in our Nation’s life. In recent years, we have made other giant strides by attacking sex discrimination through our laws and by paving new avenues to equal economic opportunity for women. Today, in virtually every sector of our society, women are making important contributions to the quality of American life. And yet, much still remains to be done”.<\/p>\n
Coming back to Nepal, the journey for Women\u2019s rights has been as old as the People\u2019s War, which petitioned against economic stagnation, high unemployment, poor education among many other factors prevailing during the monarchic rule.<\/p>\n
The 40-point set of demands penned down by Maoist Communist Party included a specific demand for women calling for equality through \u2018stopping of patriarchal exploitation and discrimination against women\u2019.<\/p>\n
The CPN-M later formed the All Nepal Women\u2019s Association which organized grassroot campaigns against caste and gender discrimination throughout the war.<\/p>\n
The movement encouraged women to become action-oriented and insurgency participants. A lot of women believed that a struggle for democratic rights should be a struggle for women rights.<\/p>\n
The belief would help them bring about legal equality, political participation and socio-economic empowerment. Throughout the People\u2019s War, women were political activists and guerrilla soldiers, contributing to 40 percent of the military group.<\/p>\n
Conclusion:<\/strong>
\nWhile the rest is history, we hope for a brighter tomorrow in Nepal\u2019s economy where women are equally empowered as men and utilize their rights as Nepali citizens to their full potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The months between October 2015 and June 2016 saw some exceptional Nepali women rise to power…<\/span><\/p>\nRead more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":761,"featured_media":10437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4219,1326],"tags":[8831,3359,8830,8829,5679,177,1927,8614,6493,1175,8828,2796,8613],"yoast_head":"\n
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