At the Foot of the Mountain: the intersectionality of gender and caste as a cycle of violence against Nepali Women
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https://doi.org/10.20952/revtee.v17i36.20108Keywords:
Difference, Women's Rights, Intersectionality, Nepali Women, Gender ViolenceAbstract
This article addresses the intersectionality of gender and caste as a cycle of violence against girls and women in Nepal. Due to the deep roots of patriarchal culture in Nepali society, being born with biological and anatomical characteristics related to the feminine is a reason for significant exclusion and social subalternization. Furthermore, being born into the social condition of Dalit and still being a woman means being subject to the cruelest discrimination and segregation. In the configuration of the text, we sought to introduce geopolitical information about the country and the place in which the feminine finds itself facing the tentacles of patriarchy in the historical, cultural, social, political and economic sphere. Anchored in the contributions of feminist theory, it is possible to understand the roots of the cycle of abysmal violence against Nepalese women, but also to perceive their resilience and empowerment through their voices echoed as poetic literature. The conclusions point to the emergence of a global feminist movement that embraces the voices and demands of girls and women in Nepal.
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