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Unpacking gendered challenges and coping strategies: A qualitative study on female educational leadership in Nepal
Existing literature on female educational leadership is predominantly Western, neglecting Global South perspectives. This study addresses that gap by exploring the challenges Nepali women face in achieving leadership roles and their strategies for overcoming them. Through interviews with seven female leaders, it explores how they navigate systemic gender disparities, including limited education access, post-marriage societal expectations, and patriarchal barriers. Findings reveal that women succeed through resilience, self-efficacy, and managing their professional, domestic, and community duties. By centering these Nepali experiences, the study enriches global discourse and suggests pathways to empower women in similar contexts.
期刊介绍:
Women"s Studies International Forum (formerly Women"s Studies International Quarterly, established in 1978) is a bimonthly journal to aid the distribution and exchange of feminist research in the multidisciplinary, international area of women"s studies and in feminist research in other disciplines. The policy of the journal is to establish a feminist forum for discussion and debate. The journal seeks to critique and reconceptualize existing knowledge, to examine and re-evaluate the manner in which knowledge is produced and distributed, and to assess the implications this has for women"s lives.