In December 2011, WOCAN conducted research as an activity of the Rural Women’s Leadership Year 2 project. This was conducted by a team of researchers comprisied of two WOCAN staff and an independent researcher, Ms. Shradha Ghale, guided by WOCAN Core Associate, Dr. Barun Gurung. The research focused on exploring how change takes place and looked into factors that influence women to become leaders. A narrative approach was adopted where 12 women leaders trained under the RWL-Project were asked to tell their stories of change. These 12 women leaders participated in an intensive research process. In addition to the in-depth interviews, a reflection workshop was also conducted where these women leaders shared their stories in the group. The research questions focused on three main topics: 1. Motivation, 2. Challenges and 3. Opportunities to lead.
