113th International women’s day is being celebrated under the slogan ’A strong foundation for gender equality: expansion of women’s access to creative technologies.’ Nepal is party to several International Conventions including the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women – 1979. Despite the promulgation of various policies and laws regarding women’s rights in Nepal, there is a space for improvement in the implementation of existing laws. There has been an improvement regarding the political participation of women in Nepal, however women as still suffering from violence. According to the documented data of the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC), there was no reduction in the number of incidents of violence against women in 2022. This report is prepared based on the information collected by INSEC from all 77 districts of the country.
