The status of women in Nepal has varied
throughout history. In their early 1990s,
like in every other Asian country, women in
Nepal were generally subordinate to men
in virtually any aspect of life. Nepal,
like most societies in the present world,
was a rigidly patriarchal society. It
still is at many paths. Women’s relative
status, however, varies 1
community a brand new.
Nepal to be a predominantly agricultural
society, the senior female member played
a commanding role within a family by
controlling resources, making crucial
planting and harvesting decisions, and
determining the costs and budget
allocations. Yet women’s lives remained
centered about their traditional roles -
taking proper care of most household chores,
fetching water and animal fodder, and
doing farm work. Their standing in
society was mostly contingent on their
husbands’ and parents’ social and
economic positions. They had limited
access to markets, productive services,
education, health care, and local
government. Malnutrition and poverty hit
women hardest. Women usually worked
harder and longer than men. By contrast,
women from high-class families had maids
to appear after most household chores and
other menial work and in so doing worked far
less than men or women in lower
socioeconomic associations. But economic
prosperity aside, decision making was
left to your men in the family.
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