This publication is part of a series of six country reports on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and higher education in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Each report presents current arrangements and initiatives in the respective country's skills development strategies. These are complemented by critical analyses to determine key issues, challenges, and opportunities for innovative strategies toward global competitiveness, increased productivity, and inclusive growth. The emphasis is to make skills training more relevant, efficient, and responsive to emerging domestic and international labor markets. The reports were finalized in 2013 under the Australian AID-supported Phase 1 of Subproject 11 (Innovative Strategies for Accelerated Human Resource Development) of Regional Technical Assistance 6337 (Development Partnership Program for South Asia).

Analyses developments in the Nepalese labour market, focusing on employment opportunities for women. Examines the overall occupational structure of women's and men's economic activities and investigates employment status and entrepreneurial activities. Considers the impact of caste and ethnicity on women's employment and explores women's access to and use of credit and cash income. Discusses policy implications.