Open AccessSolo woman travel in Nepal: A study of Swo-Yatra
Author(s) -
Tara Lal Shrestha,
Bidhya Shrestha,
Sangeeta Lama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of gender, culture and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2754-3293
DOI - 10.32996/jgcs.2021.1.1.1
Subject(s) - destinations , trips architecture , narrative , gender studies , qualitative research , geography , sociology , socioeconomics , psychology , social science , engineering , tourism , art , archaeology , transport engineering , literature
This paper, qualitative in nature, aims to explore the experience of solo woman travellers who were selected in solo travel challenge of Swo-Yatra. For the study purpose, 15 solo female travellers among 50 have been studied in terms of diverse identities, destinations and challenges they faced during their solo trips. There are several difficulties within the gender stereotypes in the Nepalese social structure. Women have not stopped travelling solo; rather, more solo women travellers are participating in the challenge. Despite various limitations, the fragments of their experiences are worthwhile to initiate the narratives of self-discovery and inner freedom of women in Nepal.