Women Minister Julie Kumari Mahato says Nepal aspires to create inclusive and equitable society

March 24, Kathmandu: Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Julie Kumari Mahato stressed that women’s full and effective participation in public life and the decision-making process underpins Nepal’s development aspirations to create an inclusive, justice, and equitable society.

Addressing the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women through a pre-recorded video this morning, Minister Mahato underscored the structural barriers and challenges hindering women’s effective participation in public life called for an enhanced level of international support and cooperation towards the achievement of the gender-related SDGs by 2030.

The Minister highlighted Nepal’s major achievements made in the field of gender equality and women empowerment. Equal lineage and property rights, safe motherhood and reproductive health rights, and women’s right to participate in all State structures are ensured in the Constitution based on the principle of proportional representation.

The 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women is being held from 15-26 March 2021 under the theme of ‘Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life.