Monthly Archive: June, 2013

Gender pains, volume 3: Divorce

Around noon on a rainy Wednesday, my neighbor Jamuna called. She is thirty years old and the mother of two girls, 11 and 9 years old. I could see from my bedroom window… Read More

Gender pains, volume 2: Empowerment

Make no mistake: being a woman in Nepal is very, very tough. The bad news: men and women remain far from having equal treatment. The good news: the wheels of change are beginning… Read More

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