They could not make themselves heard and they received the least assistance, which left many vulnerable to abuse, trafficking and harassment,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in Kathmandu. While the 2015 constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender and established equal property rights, a deep-rooted patriarchy still denies these rights to women, and to single women in particular. Nepal’s categorization of single women – estimated by the charity to number 500,000 – includes those who are widowed, those who are unmarried above the age of 35, and those who are divorced. Early marriage, with 37 percent of Nepali women married before the age of 18, increases their vulnerability, Thapa said. The migration of millions of young Nepali men overseas to find jobs has also led to an increase in female-headed households to 26 percent in 2011 from 15 percent in 2001, according to census data. While women’s ownership of land and property has improved in recent years, women are still much less likely to inherit land, to have land registered in their name, or possess documentation that supports their claim, Thapa said. - See more at: http://www.npnewsportal.com/jiban-and-joya/#sthash.oigbQrtn.dpuf
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