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The activities of the WSG in the early 2000s included workshops in rural areas about sexuality, women’s cricket tournaments, media campaigns and "The Clothesline Project" which drew attention to the issue of violence against women. [1] As of 2007, the WSG ran a library, a safe house in Colombo and various support groups. [3]
Women in Sri Lanka make up to 52.09% of the population according to the 2012 census of Sri Lanka. [7] Sri Lankan women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Sri Lankan culture , although woman have been allowed to vote in elections since 1931 . [ 8 ]
Furthermore, globally, Sri Lanka ranks relatively low on gender equality indices. [5] Overall, this pattern of social history that disempowers females produces a cycle of undervaluing females, providing only secondary access to health care and schooling and thus less opportunities to take on high-level jobs or training.
Shreen Abdul Saroor (born 1969) is a Sri Lankan peace and women's rights activist. [1] In 1990 as part of the Muslim minority in Sri Lanka, she was forcibly removed from her home in Mannar by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and placed in a refugee camp.
Wijikala Nanthan and Sivamani Sinnathamby Weerakon were aged 24 and 22 years when they arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in Mannar and accused of being members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Wijikala who was pregnant, her husband, Sivamani Sinnathamby Weerakon and her child were arrested at 11.00 PM and allegedly tortured in custody.
Violence against women in Sri Lanka (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Women's rights in Sri Lanka" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Sri Lankan garment workers. Gender inequality in Sri Lanka is centered on the inequalities that arise between men and women in Sri Lanka.Specifically, these inequalities affect many aspects of women's lives, starting with sex-selective abortions and male preferences, then education and schooling in childhood, which influence job opportunities, property rights, access to health and political ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1994 – 2001 Chandrika Kumaratunga: W. J. M. Lokubandara: United National Party: 2001 – 2004 Amarasiri Dodangoda: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 2004 – 30 May 2009 Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa: Milinda Moragoda: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 30 May 2009 – 23 April 2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa: Athauda Seneviratne: Sri ...