Even before the pandemic, the remittance sector of the Nepali economy was undergoing policy hurdles.
While there are economic benefits of migration, the impacts and the consequence of migration need to be carefully evaluated on a micro and macro level to understand the overall impact on individuals and the country.
According to the Gender Gap Report, published every year since 2006 by the World Economic Forum, it would take 132 years more to close the global gender gap.
While the world economy is still recuperating from the COVID-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine has derailed the global economy, driving up the cost of food and other essentials.
Women, Business, and the Law 2022 assessed 190 economies across eight indicators: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pensions.
Labor migration in Nepal has mostly remained a male phenomenon as the female migrant workers accounted for a little more than 5% in the last decade.