In Nepal, women’s migration has long been associated with sex work and is highly stigmatized. Media reports on migrant women facing sexual violence in destination countriesarefurtherfuellingtheequation between women’s migration and trafficking/prostitution.48 Male migrant workers also face extreme abuses and sexual violence in destination countries, but while their sacrifices are glorified and appreciated by both families and communities, women are constantly victimized due to the patriarchal belief that they sym bolize the honour of thefamily. As shared by a woman returnee:"/ lied about my migration to my neighbours for a number of years, as migrant women were considered as spineless, easy, and I did not want to face the stigma." Many unmarried women shy away from revealing their migration experience, as they are afraid of encountering problems in finding a partner. Women feel that people tend to equate migrant women with victims of sexual violence or prostitutes.