International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 8

An analytical study on socio-economic status of nepalese women

  • Author:
  • Basanta Dhakal
  • Total Page Count: 21
  • Page Number: 142 to 162

Associate Professor, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Commerce Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal

Online published on 21 November, 2013.

Abstract

Women are the back bone of their family, pillar of community life and care taker of next generation, but most of their works are unpaid, invisible and unrecognized. Now days, Nepal is in transition phase of federal republic democracy. The process of new constitution is going to materialize. So it hopes that the future constitution will be inclusive in nature on basis of gender equality. This paper tries to explain the socio economic status of Nepalese women on the basis of population, age group distribution, education, political involvement, and health status, participation in civil services, manufacturing establishment and agriculture sector.

Keywords

Civil services, Education, Female population, Health status, Political involvement