Biography
editLuintel completed a Master's degree in Gender Studies from Tribhuvan University in Nepal.[3] She began her career in 1999, working at Radio Sagarmatha in Kathmandu, Nepal.[4] In 2002 she launched the station's first show focusing on gender issues.[5] In 2012, Luintel co-founded The Story Kitchen, an organisation which works to amplify HerStory.[2]
In 2014 she was named an Asia Foundation Development Fellow,[4] and she was also recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2014.[6] The same year, she organised Nepal's first national conference for women in radio broadcasting.[1]
In 2010-2011 Luintel held a John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University as a fellowship Affiliate.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "A Conversation with Nepali Journalist, Women's Rights Advocate Jaya Luintel". Woman News Network (WNN). 2014-03-10. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ a b "Light in the Darkness: "The Story Kitchen" Turns Victims into Reporters in Nepal". International Center for Transitional Justice. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ a b "Jaya Luintel". The Asia Foundation. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ a b "Jaya Luintel | AsiaRadioToday.com". www.asiaradiotoday.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Conversation with Nepali Journalist, Women's Rights Advocate Jaya Luintel". The Asia Foundation. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Who are the 100 Women 2014?". BBC News. 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2022-12-18.