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Item Generational Change in Economic Status of Women iin Nepal (A Case Study Of Malunga Village Development Committee, Syangja District)(Central Department of Economics, 2008) Pandeya (Devkota), TulasaNot AvailableItem Socio-economic Status of Women: A Case Study of Bhanu VDC, Tanahun District(Department of Economics, 2008) Malla, SushilaNot AvailableItem Women Participation in Community Forest Management [A Case Study of Hangdewa VDC in Taplejung](Department of Rural Development, 2009) Gurung, Ram BahadurCommunity forestry was introduced in Nepal in 1978. The CommunityForestry approach has been highly successful for protection of forests in thehills of Nepal. The local user groups/ communities are responsible for thecontrol, protection and management of the forests. Community forestryadvocates strong community participation, bottom up planning andsustainable use of forest resources under this program, one million-hectaresof forest land have been handed over to the community, up to 12.000 usersgroups, representing 1.4 million households in March 2003. Women are alsothe active users and members of most of the community forests. There areabout 560 women user groups. Thus, women are providing an important rolein sustainable development of community forests. However, their role isneither properly identified nor explored. This paper explores and analyzeswomen's role in community forestry for its sustainable development. It alsohighlights the constraints on maximum female participation in communityforestry and focuses on possible ways for solving the problems faced bywomen in community forestry. In order to open women's introvert nature, explore their attitude andambitions, utilize women's knowledge and skills, address the obstacles andmaximize the women's participation in CF management, equal efforts areexpected from all stakeholders. Recommendations related to constitutionreformation, policy, regularly and strategy are provided to pury makingbodies. Implementation based recommendation such as involving women asEC member in adequate proportion even in major part folios, womenmobilization in OP preparation and its periodic review, and disseminatingCF related information amongwomen etc. are targeted to CFUG. Liberatesensitization, dissemination and people's mobilization relatedrecommendations are assigned to GO/NGOs. People's participation especially the women's participation has beenrecognized as an important aspect of community forest management anddevelopment for the last decade. Women's participation is expected in alldimensions such as planning and decision-making, implementation,monitoring and evaluation, and benefit sharing aspects. In this content thisstudy was conducts in the community forest user group ofHangdewaVDC ofTaplejung district with the aim of assessing women's participation incommunity forest management. The study is descriptive in nature that includes survey and fact-findinginquiries on selected issues. In order to meet quantitative and qualitative requirements, both primary and secondary source of data were used in thestudy, conducting household survey, focus group discussions; key informantinterview and observation methods were used to collect primary data.Likewise, published and unpublished documents were reviewed to secondaryinfunction. The status of women's participation in implementation process washigh while the rate of participation in decision-making procession was low.Participationof ordinary women in maintaining and evaluation process andparticipation in general assemblies was not found satisfactory. Usually,social activities conducted by CFUG were found to have benefited equally toboth sexes. Women member of the CFUG had not got opportunity toparticipate in training and study tours. Te CFUG was mobilized more physical participation of women incommunity forest management. Despite some personal, family, social andpolicy level constraints, women were involved in CF management due tosynergetic effects of self-inspiration and daily requirements of then firstproducts.Item Women's Participation in Community Forest Management (A Case Study of Gauradevi Community Forest of Gundu VDC, Bhaktapur)(Central Department of Rural Development, 2008) Shrestha, Shree KrishnaNot AvailableItem Women’s Participation in Community Forestry Program" (A Case Study of Panchakanya Community Forest User Group in Panchakanya VDC, Sunsari District)(Central Department of Rural Development, 2009) Khadka, RajendraThis study entitled "Women’s Participation in Community Forestry" (A Case study of Panchakanya Community Forestry Users Groups in Panchakanya VDC, Sunsari District) was based on primary data collected in November, 2008. The main objective of the study was to assess effectiveness of Women’s participation in forest management, decision making, monitoring and evaluation and benefit sharing in the community forest. The other specific objectives included to examine the access of women involvement in community forestry management, to identify the major hindering and enhancing factors for women's participation in community forest management, to identify the solution to make community forestry program more inclusive for women and to assess the local people's perception towards women's role in the community forest management in the study area. For the purpose of the study, the researcher had applied both exploratory and descriptive research design. The sources of data were both primary and secondary and the nature of data was both qualitative and quantitative. There are a total of 430 households in the community forest user group. Out of them, 80 households were selected on simple random basis for the study purpose as respondents of the community forest user group members (one from each household) and ten key informants were the respondents of the study. The study has revealed that the involvement of women in CFM is limited. Access of ordinary women in decision making is found lower. Women's participation in FUG general assembly’s & regular meetings was not active & decisive. But in the case of benefit sharing access of both sexes was found almost equal. There is no gender based forest resource distribution system. Only Executive Committee members take part in monitoring and evaluation aspect. Women EC members was passive in vital discussion & in taking decision. The educational level was found influential factor in active participation. The different CF related training, has benefited the users. The women who are less participate & are less active are found less aware & less motivated. Lower caste users are far behind in participation in CF activities. Therefore, more training should be conducted to make active to all users for higher participation. In overall, this CF was found a model forest but, some major changes should be made to improve women's participation in Community forestry management & development. Likewise therefore, amendment of operational plan of the CF by broader discussion, focusing on creating opportunities from community forest for women (like for income generating activities, providing capacity building training etc) and creating an inclusive environment for intermixing between Man and Women are major recommendations made by the research here. RESEARCHER