abstract: 'Nepal is progressive in mainstreaming gender equality and social

  inclusion in the rural transport sector. Research studies were conducted

  using qualitative methods to assess the extent to which people living

  within the zone of influence of road and bridge projects have benefitted

  in two rural districts, namely, Ramechhap and Okhaldhunga. The projects

  in these districts were successful in meeting the quantitative targets.

  The project''s targeting approach to provide employment to women and

  disadvantaged groups in construction projects had very positive impacts

  on their livelihoods. With increased incomes, people could send their

  children to schools, add wealth and start small businesses. However,

  heavy domestic duties constrain women''s potential to participate fully

  in road/bridge construction. (For full participation, a worker is

  expected to work in road/bridge construction for 90 days in a year; the

  wages earned would fulfil their food sufficiency for a year for an

  economically poor family.) Project quotas for women in user committees

  have increased their representation, but they are hardly influencing

  decisions. Participation in training is at times constrained by factors

  such as women''s domestic duties and distance to training venues. These

  wider issues need more attention in accommodating the specific needs,

  constraints and vulnerabilities of women to bring genuine

  transformations in the lives of women.'
affiliation: 'Hada, JD (Corresponding Author), Swiss Agcy Dev \& Cooperat, Urban Planning,
  Kathmandu, Nepal.

  Hada, Jun Dongol, Swiss Agcy Dev \& Cooperat, Urban Planning, Kathmandu, Nepal.'
author: Hada, Jun Dongol
author-email: jun.hada69@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Hada
  given: Jun Dongol
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1680/jtran.18.00177
eissn: 1751-7710
files: []
issn: 0965-092X
journal: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-TRANSPORT
keywords: bridges; roads \& highways; social impact
language: English
month: APR
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '9'
pages: 97-106
papis_id: e2eb426a34a55b575acc68d5e0fb6732
ref: Hada2020gendermainstreaming
times-cited: '3'
title: 'Gender mainstreaming in the Nepalese rural transport sector: working towards
  transformative change'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000519814600005
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '3'
volume: '173'
web-of-science-categories: Engineering, Civil; Transportation Science \& Technology
year: '2020'