Nepal, May 12 -- Women journalists from Nepal and Bangladesh have called for a stronger cross-border network to address shared professional challenges, enhance safety and promote leadership opportunities for women in the media.

Gathering at an interaction program organized by Initiatives of Media Women (IMW), Nepal in collaboration with the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka, over 50 journalists from major Bangladeshi media outlets and several Nepali media representatives highlighted issues of underrepresentation, gender bias and lack of institutional support for women in the field.

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