Gender and Sports in Nepal: A case Study of Teenage Girls Involvement

Abstract

Nepal being a male-dominated society is still facing discrimination between men and women in various sectors. This discrimination starts right from the family level to the national level. From a male member overpowering a female member in a family to unequal distribution of opportunities in national level, discrimination is easily visible in most of the areas. Currently, involvement of women in sports is one of the major topics of discussion. Women in Nepal involve in sports comparatively lesser than men due to various reasons like male-dominated media, lack of proper encouragement, menstruation, etc. Our projects’ purpose was to find out the interest and involvement of teenage girls of Nepal in indoor and outdoor sports. Moreover, it was to motivate and encourage women to take part in sports. This was a cross- sectional study, random sampling test done with teenage girls. The total number of participants were 176 and from 11 different schools/ high schools. Questionnaires prepared were given to the participants for giving their opinions. Out of the total participants, only 62.3% said their parents or teachers encourage them to participate in sports and around 50% gave positive response about the scope of sports in Nepal. More than 50% said it is not good to play sports during the time of menstruation.