12 Districts Factsheet on Women 26 House of Representative Constituencies 52 Provincial Constituencies Nepal, Province 5 - 109 Local bodies 983 Wards Lumbini Source: Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Election Commission of Nepal

Rukum-East Population: 208,567** Pyuthan Sex ratio: 90.6** Population: 228,102 Bardiya Rolpa Sex ratio: 78.14 Population: 426,576 Population: 224,506 Sex ratio: 92.6 Sex ratio: 84.9 Gulmi Population: 280,160 Banke Sex ratio: 76 Population: 491,313 Palpa Sex ratio: 98.9 Population: 261,180 Sex ratio: 79.7 Dang Population: 552,583 Nawalparasi-West Sex ratio: 89.5 Population: 643,508* Sex ratio: 89.4* Rupandehi Arghakhanchi Kapilbastu Population: 197,632 Population: 880,196 Population: 571,936 Sex ratio: 77.5 Sex ratio: 96.5 Sex ratio: 99.74 % of female % of female population population aged 1 Female headed-households with 5 and above Gulmi 27,621 43% disability 2 illiterate 3 Palpa 24,097 40,6% Gulmi 2.2% 32.2% Nawalparasi-West 18,648 29% Palpa 2% 27.9% Rupandehi 40,906 25% Nawalparasi- 1.4% 35.1% Kapilbastu 15,035 16.5% West Arghakhanchi 19,913 42.5% Rupandehi 1% 36.7% Pyuthan 22,522 47.2% Kapilbastu 1.1% 51% Rolpa 14,473 33.1% Arghakhanchi 2.1% 32% Rukum-East 5,325 25% Pyuthan 2.2% 39.2% Dang 32,960 28.3% Rolpa 3% 46.3% Banke 21,133 22.3% Rukum-East 2.55% 43.31% Bardiya 20,746 24.9% Dang 2.1% 35.1% Total/Average 263,377 31% Banke 1.3% 42.2% Bardiya 1.7% 40% * Data of Nawalparasi East and West Included Average 1.9% 38.4% ** Data of Rukum East and West Included Factsheet on Women - Nepal, Province 5 - Lumbini

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

At least 1,966 women elected as Nepal has set a national target of ward members, 42% among whom women in local bodies by 983 Dalit women, out 5 of 4,915 ward members4 2030

1 woman mayor elected

MIGRATION 6 BANK ACCOUNT 7

14.8% 82% within Nepal 12.6% to India 38.7% of women aged 15-49 migrated in the past 12.7% to Middle East of women aged 15-49 use a bank account 10 years 2.2% to others

EDUCATION 8

SDG 31% 6% of women aged 15-49 completed primary education of women aged 15- 9.3% of women aged 15-49 completed secondary education 49 have no of women aged 15-49 have more than secondary education education 12.9%

4 These numbers are based on the quota positions and do not include the 62 ward chairs or the 264 women elected to non-quota ward seats. Factsheet on Women - Nepal, Province 5 - Lumbini

ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY 9

Nepal has set a national target of 98% 69.7% 20.1% of women aged 15-24 years of women aged 15- of women aged 15- using internet by 49 own a phone 49 have ever used 10 internet 2030

ACCESS TO MEDIA 11

40.6% of women aged 15-49 47.3% 5.8% 26% access no media in a week of women aged of women aged of women aged 15-49 watch 15-49 read a 15-49 listen to television once newspaper the radio once a a week once a week week

OWNERSHIP OF HOUSE AND LAND 12

SDG 93.7% 5.6% of women 15-49 own a house alone of women aged 15-49 0.3% of women 15-49 own a house jointly do not own a house 90% 9.4% of women 15-49 own land alone of women aged 15-49 0.4% of women 15-49 own land jointly do not own a land Factsheet on Women - Nepal, Province 5 - Lumbini

DECISION MAKING IN PRIVATE SPHERE 13 51.3% 47.2% 76.4% 55.4% of women aged 15-49 of women aged 15-49 of women aged 15-49 of women aged 15-49 decide on their own decide on major decide on the use of decide on the health care alone or household purchases inherited asset alone education of their jointly alone or jointly or jointly children alone or jointly

SPOUSAL SEPARATION 14 SPOUSAL VIOLENCE 15

27.7% of married women 15- of women aged 15-49 49 experience consider wife-beating 24% physical violence justified 34.2%

of married women 4.1% have their husband living away of married 14.8% 8.3% of married women 15- women 15-49 49 experience experience sexual emotional violence violence

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 16

Nepal has set a national target of 70.4% 6.5% of women aged 15- 22.6% 7.7% 49 who have ever of women aged 15-49 experiencing experienced of women aged 15- of women aged 15- physical/sexual violence by violence have never 49 have 49 have sought help nor told 17 experienced experienced 2030 anyone physical violence sexual violence Factsheet on Women - Nepal, Province 5 - Lumbini

Employment to population ratio 18 DECISION MAKING IN PRIVATE SPHERE 13 67.8% 59.6% 77.2% 70.7% of women aged 15-49 of women aged 15-49 of women aged 15-49 of women aged 15-49 decide on their own decide on major decide on the use of decide on the health care alone or household purchases inherited47% asset alone education of their jointly alone or jointly or jointly children alone or 22.7% jointly

Employed

WSPOUSALomen Emplo SEPARATIONyment by 14 occSPOUSALupation 19VIOLENCE 15

Managers 0 Professionals 41,000 27.5% of married women 15- Technicians and associate 14,000 of women aged 15-49 49 experience Clerical support 15,000 consider wife-beating 19% physical violence Servicejustified and sales 103,000 32.5% Skilles agriculture, forestry and fishery 136,000 Crafts and related trades 44,000 of married women Plant and machine operators 3.5% 1,000 have their husband Elementary occupations 90,000 living away Others of married 9.4% 6.3%0 of married Total women 15- 443,000 women 15-49 49 experience experience sexual emotional violence violence Employment by sector 20 Status in employment 21 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 16 0.2% 0.1% 7.3% Employee 29.8% 40% 36.1% 18.7% Employers Nepal13.8% has set a national target of Own account workers 58.4% 25.3% without regular 70.2% 60% 6.5%employees of women aged 15- 10.4% 60.1% Contributing family 18.9% 6.3% 49 who have ever of women aged workers15-49 experiencing experienced of women aged 15- of women aged 15- 28.0% physical/sexual violence by violence have never Other 49 have working in informal49 have sector sought help nor told 17 experienced working in formalexperienced sector Women Men 2030 anyone physical violence sexual violence Factsheet on Women - Nepal, Province 5 - Lumbini

Monthly earnings 22 DECISION MAKING IN PRIVATE SPHERE 13

NPR 12,167 NPR 17,033 67.8% 59.6% 77.2% 70.7% of women aged 15-49 of women aged 15-49 of women aged 15-49 of women aged 15-49 decide on their own decide on major decide on the use of decide on the health care alone or household purchases inherited asset alone education of their jointly alone or jointly or jointly children alone or jointly

MarriSPOUSALed women SEPARATION aged 1 415-49SPOUSAL cash ear VIOLENCEnings comp 15 ared with husband’s cash earnings 23

27.5% of married women 15- of women aged 15-49 49 experience consider wife-beating 19% physical violence 75.2% 13.4% justified 5.3% 1.0% Less32.5% than About the Husband has Don't know husband same no earnings of married women 3.5% have their husband 5.4% More than living away of married 9.4% 6.3% of married husband women 15- women 15-49 49 experience experience sexual violence Decision on use of 15-49 marriedemotional women violence's cash earnings 24

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 16 52% 31.3% 13.9% 2.8% Wife and husband Mainly husband Other Person who Mainly wife jointly decides how Nepal has set a national target of the wife’s cash earnings are used 58.4% 6.5% of women aged 15- 18.9% 6.3% 49 who have ever of women aged 15-49 experiencing Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, 2012, Nepal Population and Housing Census 2011, : mapexperience at page 39, 1page 113-114,d physical/sexual violence by of women2 aged3 15- of women aged 15- page 215-216, page 228-229. violence have never Ministry49 have of Health and Population, 2017, Nepal49 Demographic have Health Survey 2016, 6 pages 30 -31, 7 page 322, 8 page 52, 9page 322 & 60, 11page 56, 12page 315, 13page 325, 14page 51, 15pages 327&355,sought 16pages 348, help 349, 351 nor& 362, 23 toldpage 17 experienced312-Table 15.2.1, 24page 312 Table-15.2.1.experienced un.org.np 2030 National Planning Commission, 2017, Sustainable Development Goals: Status and Roadanyone Map 2016-2030, 5 page 54, facebook.com/ physical10page 55 andviolence 17page 53. sexual violence @UN_Nepal report on the Nepal Force Survey 2017/2018 : 18page 13-Table 3.3, 19page 90-Table 3.2, 20page 98-Table 3.9, 21page UnitedNationsNepal 94-Table 3.5, 22page 117-Table 3.32. Icons: ©thenounproject; ©theglobalgoals