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Martin Bader is a journalist based in South Asia. He was previously based in the Middle East and writes in English and German.
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A little over a year after the Nepalese government outlawed the chhaupadi tradition that places restrictions on menstruating women, little has changed in practice. Activists say the beliefs underlying gender-based discrimination need to be addressed.
Without bank accounts, two-thirds of Bangladeshi women are missing out on the chance to take control of their money and have a say in financial decision-making. Low workforce participation and lack of interest from banks are to blame, experts say.
Ram Devi Tamang was forced to leave her home with her two young children when her husband died, but today she is working to break taboos around what a widow can and can’t do in Nepal.
The women who fought with the insurgent Tamil Tiger movement during Sri Lanka’s bloody civil conflict were taught to raise chickens and ice cakes in government rehabilitation programs after the war. But few have been able to find work.
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