Transforming gender relations in Nepal바카라 사이트™s trail bridge programme: policies and practice
This paper considers the extent to which the full and equal rights guaranteed in Nepal바카라 사이트™s constitution are reflected in the government바카라 사이트™s trail bridge programme
Abstract
This paper considers the extent to which the full and equal rights guaranteed in Nepal바카라 사이트™s constitution are reflected in the government바카라 사이트™s trail bridge programme (TBP). A review of the legal provisions and relevant literature was used to inform interviews and field enquiries at nine short-span trail bridges and one long-span bridge. The analysis indicates that the TBP is broadly gender responsive in its policies, but often falls short at field level. The paper concludes with five key suggestions for rendering the TBP more gender transformative: to address the time constraints imposed on women by unpaid care work; to ensure better facilitation of social processes; to strengthen women바카라 사이트™s leadership; to maximise women바카라 사이트™s income from wage labour through avoiding debt, turning it into assets and undertaking skills training; to incorporate inclusive community planning and construction of long-span bridges.
This work is part of the Applied Research on Rural Roads and Transport Services through Community Access Programmes in Africa and Asia (AFCAP2 and AsCAP)
Citation
Sherpa M, Tumbahangfe A, Acharya Net al.(2020). Transforming gender relations in Nepal바카라 사이트™s trail bridge programme: policies and practice.In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers바카라 사이트“Transport173(2): 107바카라 사이트“121