ABSTRACT
This chapter traces the impressive agency of the Nepali women's movement during and after the civil war. The women's movement also managed to unite across some of the key political and social divides, giving women's activism unity and a stronger voice. The chapter discusses the Nepali women's movement's strategies and forms of activism, its repertoire of actions, as well as its ability to garner international support. It specifically aims to address which factors significantly contributed to the success of women's mobilization in Nepal's post-conflict setting as a reaction to the imminent exclusion from the transition to peace. What made women stand up strongly in the post-conflict setting, push back patriarchal prejudice and demand policy changes for gender equal peacebuilding. The chapter provides insights into the compelling case of Nepali women's agency, and how their activism translated into a mechanism for policy change.
