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Sex, Gender and Disability in Nepal - Marginalized Narratives and Policy Reform (Paperback)
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Sex, Gender and Disability in Nepal - Marginalized Narratives and Policy Reform (Paperback)
Series: Routledge ISS Gender, Sexuality and Development Studies
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This book explores the sex lives of women with disabilities in
Nepal, showing that many women suffer more than men despite
prevailing disability policies that emphasize nondiscrimination
against people with disabilities. It also argues that far from
general perceptions of women as asexual, women with disabilities
are capable of leading highly creative and fulfilling sexual lives.
Using critical sexual theory and postcolonial studies as critical
frameworks, the book investigates the narratives of authors with
disabilities, exploring policy gaps and the need for supportive
gender and sexual policies through the words of those affected. In
particular, the book analyzes five female Nepali authors with
disabilities: Radhika Dahal, Jhamak Ghimire, Sabitri Karki,
Parijaat, and Mira Sahi, demonstrating the need for supportive
gender policies to address the emotional and psychological needs of
women with disabilities. Overall, the book argues that disciplinary
discourses in practice often consider sex or sexuality as taboo,
barely recognizing women in the context of marriage and family, and
therefore creating gaps between policies and marginalized
narratives. This book provides important insights into sex and
disability within the context of the Global South, and as such will
be of interest not only to researchers working on Nepal but also to
scholars across gender studies, disability studies, international
development, and postcolonialism.
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