Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This episode features Ishika Panta, Founder, and Nishtha Shrestha, General Secretary of Project Abhaya. Representing a new generation of young feminist leaders in Nepal, they share how youth-led initiatives are challenging traditional narratives around leadership, collaboration, and gender equality while building on the legacy of feminist movements that came before them.
In their conversation with Sangharsha, Communications Officer of UN Women Nepal, Ishika and Nishtha reflect on what inspired the creation of Project Abhaya, the importance of intergenerational feminist collaboration, and how young women are shaping new approaches to leadership, advocacy, and movement building. They also discuss the evolving challenges facing gender equality in Nepal and how their generation is working to create bridges between grassroots movements, institutions, and global platforms given the recent GenZ protest that reshaped the whole political spectrum of Nepal.
This episode is introduced by Kanchan Tamang, UN Women Nepal and Y-Lab member. Duration: 29 minutes.
The Women in Power podcast series is produced by UN Women and features conversations about the representation of women in power and decision-making across Asia and the Pacific.
This series is supported by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Republic of Korea, as part of the UN Women project Beijing+30 Activation: Strengthening Women’s Leadership to Accelerate Progress on Women’s Rights in South and South-East Asia.
#WomenInLeadership #Beijing30 #UNWomen #AsiaPacific #YoungFeministLeadership #Nepal
This episode features Ishika Panta, Founder, and Nishtha Shrestha, General Secretary of Project Abhaya. Representing a new generation of young feminist leaders in Nepal, they share how youth-led initiatives are challenging traditional narratives around leadership, collaboration, and gender equality while building on the legacy of feminist movements that came before them.
In their conversation with Sangharsha, Communications Officer of UN Women Nepal, Ishika and Nishtha reflect on what inspired the creation of Project Abhaya, the importance of intergenerational feminist collaboration, and how young women are shaping new approaches to leadership, advocacy, and movement building. They also discuss the evolving challenges facing gender equality in Nepal and how their generation is working to create bridges between grassroots movements, institutions, and global platforms given the recent GenZ protest that reshaped the whole political spectrum of Nepal.
This episode is introduced by Kanchan Tamang, UN Women Nepal and Y-Lab member. Duration: 29 minutes.
The Women in Power podcast series is produced by UN Women and features conversations about the representation of women in power and decision-making across Asia and the Pacific.
This series is supported by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Republic of Korea, as part of the UN Women project Beijing+30 Activation: Strengthening Women’s Leadership to Accelerate Progress on Women’s Rights in South and South-East Asia.
#WomenInLeadership #Beijing30 #UNWomen #AsiaPacific #YoungFeministLeadership #Nepal
