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Item Position and Problem of Women Participating In Print Communication Media(Department of Population Studies, 2006) Upadhyaya, Ashok BhaktaThis study is about "position and problem of women participation in print communication media" in Kathmandu valley. The main objectives of the study are to find out the position and problem of women who are participating in print communicant media, to determine the reason behind the unequal participation of male and female in print communication media, and to determine the future efforts to be undertaken to increase women's participation in print communicant media. The study is based on primary sources of data. The survey was conducted during March to July 2006. The study sample included 106 journalist women form different paper publication office and public places where journalist women meet reality of Kathmandu valley. Analysis are done by using tally bars, frequency table and calculating means and percentages. Out of 106 journalist women 89.62% are reporter, 3.77 % are sub-editor, 1.88% are associate editor and 4.71% are editor. 51% journalist women are in 25-29 age group. 65% journalist women are unmarried and 24% only married after in journalism profession. In print communication media 41% journalist women academic qualifications Bachelor level. 56% respondents were born in valley 51.89% journalist women are working in large size daily news paper, 42% source of income of journalist women's family is job, 56.60% journalist women are untrained. Family problem, physical problem, breast feeding and emphasis on women's beauty rather than the news are main problem of married journalist women. 45.95% married moralist women problem is breast feeding. Unsafe, negative view of family, gender inequality are main problem of unmarried journalist women in print communication media. 60.84% have unsafe problem for unmarried journalist women. Family problem, child problem, lack of training facility are main reasons behind discontinuity in the journalism profession by all women. 40.57% have lack of training facility. Various types of problem for women who participant in print communication media such as unsafe, gender discrimination negative view of society and limit salary. 38% journalist women have unsafe problem in print communication media. 35% have lack of vehicles problem while go to collect the new and 46% have difficult to reach the office after collect the news for journalist women in print communication media. 53.77% have working time is not fixed problem for women in journalism sector. 40.57% journalist women have no attention on women's physical problem. Those problem made unequal participation in print communication media. Being a women they have been facing various problem such as double duties , unsafe of job and life, sex abuse form contemporary, and lack of believe. 62% journalist women want training and study facility.Item Socio-Economic Status of Women Participating in TourismIndustry (A Case Study of Women of Lakeside-6, Pokhara)(Faculty of Anthropology, 2008) Pahari, JamunaSocio-Economic Status of Women Participating in TourismIndustry (A Case Study of Women of Lakeside-6, Pokhara) Tourism can be a key to the success and sustainability of the socio-economic empowerment of women in Nepal. So women’s involvement in the tourismsector should be kept in mind as it is a fast growing industry and there are manyopportunities for women within it. The general objective of this study is to find out the “Socio-economic status ofwomen participating in Tourism Industry of Fewa Lakeside of Pokhara city”. Thespecific objectives of this study are: to prepare a demographic profile of women workingin tourism industry, to analyze the socio–economic status of women participating intourism industry and to identify the problems faced by women involved in tourismindustry. This study is based on the “Gender Perspective.” The field of this study is theFewa-Lakeside, located in the ward no 6 of Pokhara sub-metropolitan city, which is oneof the largest tourist destinations in Nepal. The universe of this study is about 660 variousbusiness spots on the main road side of Fewa Lakeside. This universe has covered thearea from the Kharare Chowk on the North to Fishtail Gate on the south of Main Street ofLakeside. For the sample size, 70 informants were selected purposively. The first samplewas selected on the basis of first come first business spot where women were involvedand others were selected then by selecting each 10th business spot from the previous spotwhere women were involved. Both primary as well as secondary data were used as theraw materials for research. Questionnaire schedule, observation and interview techniqueswere adopted for the collection of primary information and data. Secondary data werecollected from various tourism related offices, organizations, published books, articlesand internet websites. The analysis of data was performed by using popular computer software SPSS (11.0). Various tables, figures, charts and statistical techniqueswere usedfor the analysis and presentation of the data. Among the total 70 respondents, the economically active age group (25 to 40 yrs)women were involved in tourism industry. In the study area there was the dominancy ofmigrated people. Among the respondents, most of them were found to be Hindu andBrahmins. Women who were involved in tourism industry were somehow literate. It wasfound that majority of married women involved in tourism industry. Among therespondents, most of them were from nuclear family. The participation of women withhigh fertility was found to be comparatively low. The main income source of respondents' family was tourism. Most of therespondents involved in this sector were as family member because their malecounterpart proprietor of this business. Women from family business spent more hours intheir working place. Most of the respondents rented house for their business and most ofthem realized that the house rent was too much. Most of the respondents were notsatisfied with their present business/job because of low income in recent year, longworking hours and over load to work. This study shows the sufficiency level of income ofthe respondents that is generated from their business/job which is still low, so they had tomanagethe required economy from other sources like bank loan and previous stock. Inthis study some respondents wanted to close their business because of heavy loss inbusiness. Women's involved in tourism industry, were found socially and politicallybackwardin the study area. Among the respondents, most of them were motivated in tourism industry formaking money. The major problem faced by them was economic problem. Thus, womenrealized difficulties to play dual roles: household work and business/job together. Mostof the respondents agreed that there was high gender discrimination in this field. Most ofthem realized that they had to work longer hours than men and felt that they had feweropportunities in various fields. They were paid low salary and even faced sexual harassment or assault from tourists as well. People had both positive and negativeinsights towards women involved in this sector. Hence, women had very less decisiverole in and outside the home.