CGIAR Gender News

To counter COVID-19 in Nepal, we must support small-scale women farmers

A group of women sitting

Social and gender discriminatory norms within households impact women's health and well-being negatively in rural Nepal. Especially during emergencies, eating last in the family and dropping out first from education fall on women and girls. Ensuring water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is traditionally women's responsibility, and this has received greater attention from national and international governments during the pandemic.