Nepal, Dec. 31 -- The issues related to gender-based violence in Nepali society have been talked about for a long time and the press has been an important agency in informing and, at the same time, making people aware of them. 2019 became the year of fighting against gender-based violence that exists in the society due to the support it got from superstitious people or by so-called elite personalities. Here are three gender-based issues that were raised by the media in 2019.

Chhaupadi

In August 2017, the government enacted a law, which came into force from August 2018, with a provision that anyone forcing a woman to live in sheds will have to serve three months in jail and pay a fine of Rs 3,000. The penalty is higher for those holding ...