Sushila Bista, a 34-year-old resident of Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-6, holds a bachelor's degree in Nepali literature. Five years ago, she had the vision of venturing into agriculture, but faced financial hardships.

KATHMANDU, March 7: Leapfrog Technology, a tech company in Nepal, celebrated Women's Day by fostering education and diversity on its premises. As part of the event, 65 middle-school students from Padma Kanya Bidyashram Secondary School were invited to participate in a LeapEd session.

KATHMANDU, March 8: While the world is celebrating the 113th International Women's Day, Nepal is also celebrating Women's Day on Wednesday, stressing the guarantee of women’s rights. In addition, over a century has passed since women started coming forward with an organized voice.

KATHMANDU, March 3: The Federation of Women Entrepreneurs’ Associations of Nepal (FWEAN) has marked the 113th International Women's Day with the main theme 'Digital Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality' set by the United Nations and announced the launch of a ‘Business Development Center’ (BDC).

KATHMANDU, March 3: On the occasion of International Women's Day, a special interaction is set to be held at Syangboche in Solukhumbu,  where the world's highest peak Mount Everest stands, to draw the world's attention to the impact of climate change on the lives of mountain people.

KATHMANDU, March 14: Unilever Nepal Limited (UNL) celebrated the International Women’s Day on March 8 commemorating invaluable achievements and contribution of women economically and politically till date and as a reminder to march toward a more gender-equal world.

KATHMANDU, March 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has stressed on the need for all to mae a resolve to build a civilized society by eradicating all forms of discrimination against women.

KATHMANDU, March 8: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended best wishes to all on the occasion of 112th International Women's Day. The Women’s Day is being celebrated under the national slogan "Social Justice and Gender Equity: Guarantee of Sustainable Development'.

Sometimes angry and scathing and other times gentle and funny, women in Hindi cinema are speaking out in a chorus of affirmation of their many-hued identities the gender prism is shifting thanks to women writers, filmmakers and, of course, audiences who are willing to pay to watch and listen.

Veteran singer Kavita Krishnamurti enthralled the audiences with her melodious voice during a function here to celebrate the International Women's Day.

LONDON, Mar 9: Campaigners for gender equality took to European city streets on Friday to mark International Women’s Day with celebrations and protests, while in Turkey police fired tear gas to break up a crowd of several thousand women in Istanbul in the evening.

CAIRO, March 9: Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on International Women’s Day on Friday ordered the release of all women arrested in connection with anti-government demonstrations, hours after protesters marched in the two largest cities.

In this episode of Here's why, we celebrate women in their own voices. Nine women from different walks of life express what they love about being women and the challenges and stereotypes they tackle and overcome.