Nepal's first elected transgender woman lawmaker Bhumika Shrestha, Bhumika Shrestha, wearing a ceremonial yellow scarf, first ...

To mark International Women’s Day, BBC Media Action in Nepal has launched a social media campaign celebrating women entrepreneurs ...

Nepali women risked their lives in last year's deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the government.Sita Gurung, 49, was among nine women who won a seat for the Nepali Congress party in 2022 ...

More than 900,000 people identify as sexual minorities in Nepal, which has some of South Asia's most progressive laws on ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The president of Nepal on Friday appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister and the first woman to head the Himalayan nation's ...

Fourteen women have been elected to Nepal's parliament, accounting for just over 8% of the seats. Despite the constitutional ...

KATHMANDU – Sushila Karki, 73, was sworn in as Nepal’s interim Prime Minister on September 12 becoming the first-ever woman PM of the Himalayan nation. Karki, also the country’s first woman Chief ...

ILO warns reduced exports after November may cost jobs, mainly for women, unless Nepal boosts competitiveness.

POKHARA, Nepal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Batuli Bhujel weaves deftly through the colorful wooden boats and paddles into the shore of Phewa Lake in west Nepal, stepping lightly out of her boat and ...