Social norms, social structure and law in Nepal

This study is an attempt to study the nexus between patriarchy and violence against women by discussing three interrelated aspects of patriarchy in Nepal: social norms, social structure and law. Research findings show how these three aspects – or the three heads of the hydra, to put it metaphorically – shape and reinforce each other rather than functioning as separate domains. For this reason, the three-headed hydra of patriarchy can be defeated only if efforts are made to cut off all three of its heads simultaneously.