In a society as diverse as ours, it is not enough to say only women's rights, it is necessary to address the rights, rights and participation of women who have been suffering all kinds of oppression for ages, taking into account the diversity within women, constitutionally and legally.
What you should know
Nepali society is multi-racial, multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-cultural and geographically diverse like a seven-colored rainbow.
According to this reflection of the society, women also have diversity. When discussing and debating about women's rights, it is not enough to just talk about rights. Since the Nepali society has been run and directed on the basis of Hindu Varnashram religion for a long time and has been divided into different classes, castes and communities, discriminatory policies and methods have been developed, so inequality, discrimination, humiliation, exclusion, non-inclusion etc. are still rampant among women.
In Nepali society, due to patriarchal thinking, patriarchy, and patriarchal social system, women are weaker than men in every field. The same caste and regional discriminatory commentary on women compared to men and women from other oppressed communities compared to Khasarya women is still maintained.
In the patriarchal society, women are being oppressed on the basis of caste, caste and community in various forms, according to the state's discriminatory policies, methods and practices, there has been a difference in the level of awareness, economic status, political situation and socio-cultural aspects etc. As a result of which till today there is diversity within the women's community in the form of caste, community, region and religion. The presence and participation of women from oppressed communities in various state structures, political parties and social organizations seems to be weaker than that of ruling communities.
The difference in oppression and the question of opinion formation
In society, there are different clusters within women due to caste or class, religious community or tradition. Dalits, Muslims, Madhesi, disabled, forced to suffer discrimination during menstruation, poor, rural women etc. and women who live in the urban market and the affluent places have many types of diversity . Similarly, no comparison can be made between Dalit women and non-Dalit women. Even when the state makes practical use of women's rights, based on the situation of women in a diverse society, it should be implemented effectively by creating diverse laws, rules, guidelines, and procedures.
Rather than the principle of absolute equality, it seems that the all-round development of diverse women should be done based on the theoretical recognition of relative equality and positive difference.
Thought always plays an important role in the development process of every society. Man is always guided by thoughts . If the right thoughts flow in the brain of a person, it will act positively and if wrong thoughts flow, it will act negatively . Without the right idea, leadership cannot be developed . Since the Nepalese society is being guided by feudalistic ideas and trends, this trend is creating obstacles instead of emphasizing the leadership development of the representatives of the oppressed communities who have been left behind from all sectors in the society. There is also a conflict between
leadership development and idea generation. The development of ideas makes leadership capable and strong, while leading leads to competence in ideas. For this, the state and political parties should plan and emphasize on the implementation of the policy of giving special priority to oppressed women, including Dalit, Muslim, Madhesi and tribal women, in the field of thought formation. There is an interrelationship between
knowledge generation and leadership development. In the Nepali society that developed from a feudal society, Dalits, women, Muslims, Madheshis, who have been left behind by the society, deprived of opportunities, and are not given an environment for capacity development, the issue of giving opportunities for leadership development is like the sun of Dandapari . In the matter of women's movement, special policies and methods should be developed to bring oppressed women, including Dalits, Muslims, Madheshis, etc., to the leadership. There is a dialectical relationship between opportunity and ability. Opportunity develops ability and ability demands opportunity . Ability is developed in the course of long-term work practice while giving and receiving opportunities.
political participation
Political participation can be ensured only by developing leadership in every field while developing ideas in a proper manner. Political participation of Dalit and women community in various structures of the state is still weak.
The state is the guardian of all castes, classes, regions, religious sects and communities as a whole . In a society as diverse as ours, it is not enough to say only women's rights, taking into account the diversity within women, the rights and participation of women who have been suffering all kinds of oppression for ages should also be addressed constitutionally and legally . For that, even though the constitution guarantees 33 percent participation of women, there is a situation where only women from different classes and castes reach the important parts and areas of the state . Therefore, it is necessary to make arrangements so that women in all communities will have rights and participation, based on the population, within the 33 percent that women receive constitutionally and legally. Likewise, special provisions should be made so that women from minority communities can participate properly in all fields including politics.
In the history of the Nepali women's movement till now, there is only participation of women from the so-called and called big classes. However, in the present day, by reversing this legacy, it has become a historical necessity to arrange the rights of women who are facing all the diversity and oppression in a constitutional and legal manner and implement them effectively.
Specialization of women's diversity
In the Constitution of Nepal, under the fundamental rights and duties of Article 18, in the case of equality, it is mentioned that there will be no discrimination on the basis of caste, caste, religion, race, gender, etc., and there will be no discrimination on the basis of gender and social security for equal work. Article 38 provides for women's rights. Although there is a provision to embrace diversity in the society and make all citizens equal under the law, special laws have been made for the protection, empowerment or development of socially or culturally backward women, Dalits, tribal tribes, Madheshi, Tharu, Muslims, oppressed classes, backward classes, minorities, marginalized etc. citizens. This provision makes it clear that there is a difference in the condition of the women community even within different classes and castes.
Since the Nepali society has been guided and controlled by feudalistic thinking, thinking and system for centuries, masculinism has been dominant in overall politics and humanism within the overall women's movement. In the context that Nepal has moved forward from the era of the Federal Democratic Republic, it has become essential to make women's rights and movements friendly to the diversity of women. Constitutionally and legally, the right of 33 percent participation of women in all state bodies should be extended and the necessary legal arrangements should be made to extend it to the women of oppressed classes, castes and regions. In the same way, the state and the women's movement should give special emphasis to provide proper representation in all areas such as knowledge production and idea formation, leadership development, political participation, employment, etc. of those oppressed women. In all structures of the state and in all sectors of society, the overall participation can only be increased by developing the diversity of women in an equal manner.
